diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG b/activerecord/CHANGELOG
index 290c0d785c..4ca062b535 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 *2.2.1 [RC2 or 2.2 final]*
 
-* Stop logging SHOW FIELDS and SET SQL_AUTO_IS_NULL=0 for the MysqlAdapter as they only clutter up the log and offer no value [DHH]
-
 * Ensure indices don't flip order in schema.rb #1266 [Jordi Bunster]
 
 * Fixed that serialized strings should never be type-casted (i.e. turning "Yes" to a boolean) #857 [Andreas Korth]
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb
index edf54026ff..1e452ae88a 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb
@@ -305,12 +305,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
         rows
       end
 
-      def execute(sql, name = nil, skip_logging = false) #:nodoc:
-        if skip_logging
-          @connection.query(sql)
-        else
-          log(sql, name) { @connection.query(sql) }
-        end
+      def execute(sql, name = nil) #:nodoc:
+        log(sql, name) { @connection.query(sql) }
       rescue ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid => exception
         if exception.message.split(":").first =~ /Packets out of order/
           raise ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid, "'Packets out of order' error was received from the database. Please update your mysql bindings (gem install mysql) and read http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/password-hashing.html for more information.  If you're on Windows, use the Instant Rails installer to get the updated mysql bindings."
@@ -441,7 +437,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       def columns(table_name, name = nil)#:nodoc:
         sql = "SHOW FIELDS FROM #{quote_table_name(table_name)}"
         columns = []
-        execute(sql, name, true).each { |field| columns << MysqlColumn.new(field[0], field[4], field[1], field[2] == "YES") }
+        execute(sql, name).each { |field| columns << MysqlColumn.new(field[0], field[4], field[1], field[2] == "YES") }
         columns
       end
 
@@ -559,7 +555,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
           # By default, MySQL 'where id is null' selects the last inserted id.
           # Turn this off. http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/6778
-          execute("SET SQL_AUTO_IS_NULL=0", "ID NULL OFF", true)
+          execute("SET SQL_AUTO_IS_NULL=0")
         end
 
         def select(sql, name = nil)