2 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
index c8be038d76..49ffd7ccf0 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       #
       # Removes the +index_accounts_on_column+ in the +accounts+ table.
       #
-      #   remove_index :accounts, :column
+      #   remove_index :accounts, :branch_id
       #
       # Removes the index named +index_accounts_on_branch_id+ in the +accounts+ table.
       #
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration/command_recorder.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration/command_recorder.rb
index ee4545ed71..b592c004aa 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration/command_recorder.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration/command_recorder.rb
@@ -151,14 +151,16 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
 
       def invert_remove_index(args)
-        table, options = *args
-
-        unless options && options.is_a?(Hash) && options[:column]
-          raise ActiveRecord::IrreversibleMigration, "remove_index is only reversible if given a :column option."
+        table, options_or_column = *args
+        if (options = options_or_column).is_a?(Hash)
+          unless options[:column]
+            raise ActiveRecord::IrreversibleMigration, "remove_index is only reversible if given a :column option."
+          end
+          options = options.dup
+          [:add_index, [table, options.delete(:column), options]]
+        elsif (column = options_or_column).present?
+          [:add_index, [table, column]]
         end
-
-        options = options.dup
-        [:add_index, [table, options.delete(:column), options]]
       end
 
       alias :invert_add_belongs_to :invert_add_reference