1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb
index e12924e63f..ec25bbf18e 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       def change_column(table_name, column_name, type, options = {}) #:nodoc:
         column = column_for(table_name, column_name)
 
-        if has_default?(type) && !options_include_default?(options)
+        unless options_include_default?(options)
           options[:default] = column.default
         end
 
@@ -675,10 +675,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
           end
           column
         end
-
-        def has_default?(sql_type)
-          sql_type =~ :binary || sql_type == :text #mysql forbids defaults on blob and text columns
-        end
     end
   end
 end