diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration.rb
index 084f0272b2..e2ac255de2 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration.rb
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
       end
 
-      def needs_migrations?
+      def needs_migration?
         current_version < last_version
       end