diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb
index cc33af25f6..d45c2c0b0d 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # Returns an array of arrays containing the field values.
       # Order is the same as that returned by +columns+.
       def select_rows(sql, name = nil, binds = [])
-        raise NotImplementedError
+        exec_query(sql, name, binds).rows
       end
 
       # Executes the SQL statement in the context of this connection and returns
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3_adapter.rb
index bf73d647c0..d64ac434e8 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3_adapter.rb
@@ -229,10 +229,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
         log(sql, name) { @connection.execute(sql) }
       end
 
-      def select_rows(sql, name = nil, binds = [])
-        exec_query(sql, name, binds).rows
-      end
-
       def begin_db_transaction #:nodoc:
         log('begin transaction',nil) { @connection.transaction }
       end