1 files changed, 0 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index bae2dc738e..76aa121ade 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -1702,13 +1702,6 @@ MSG
         end
       end
 
-      # By default returns the value of the updated_at attribute, but can be overwritten to 
-      # provide another indicator of when this record was last updated. This is used by
-      # ActionControllers conditional get fresh_when/stale? methods.
-      def last_modified
-        self[:updated_at]
-      end
-
       def quoted_id #:nodoc:
         quote_value(id, column_for_attribute(self.class.primary_key))
       end