diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb
index a6995b8e96..06db1f5a92 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb
@@ -651,9 +651,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
         "#{@fixture_path}.yml"
       end
 
-      def yaml_fixtures_key(path)
-        ::File.basename(@fixture_path).split(".").first
-      end
   end
 
   class Fixture #:nodoc: