diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
index cf65f6dcd3..162c42e2c9 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+*   Removed deprecated `columns_for_remove` from `SchemaStatements`.
+
+    *Neeraj Singh*
+
 *   Remove deprecated `SchemaStatements#distinct`.
 
     *Francesco Rodriguez*
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 d93b79d57f..4b425494d0 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
@@ -803,12 +803,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
           index_name
         end
 
-        def columns_for_remove(table_name, *column_names)
-          ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("columns_for_remove is deprecated and will be removed in the future")
-          raise ArgumentError.new("You must specify at least one column name. Example: remove_columns(:people, :first_name)") if column_names.blank?
-          column_names.map {|column_name| quote_column_name(column_name) }
-        end
-
         def rename_table_indexes(table_name, new_name)
           indexes(new_name).each do |index|
             generated_index_name = index_name(table_name, column: index.columns)