diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb
index 7f04e350426bb8e577dbe856804fb46ee4d11ebd..5f512758e92e0982f2abe721632094079f7ce957 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb
@@ -585,14 +585,6 @@ def type_to_sql(type, limit = nil, precision = nil, scale = nil)
         end
       end
 
-      def add_column_position!(sql, options)
-        if options[:first]
-          sql << " FIRST"
-        elsif options[:after]
-          sql << " AFTER #{quote_column_name(options[:after])}"
-        end
-      end
-
       # SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'name'
       def show_variable(name)
         variables = select_all("SHOW VARIABLES LIKE '#{name}'", 'SCHEMA')