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 86ba7d72c32ff526d5b95dec0ce2b657b543b91c..6d4ab501fab54eaf2fb2416cd759b0c25b7b7600 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ def add_index(table_name, column_name, options = {})
       # Remove the index named by_branch_party in the accounts table.
       #   remove_index :accounts, :name => :by_branch_party
       def remove_index(table_name, options = {})
-        execute "DROP INDEX #{quote_column_name(index_name(table_name, options))} ON #{table_name}"
+        execute "DROP INDEX #{quote_column_name(index_name(table_name, options))} ON #{quote_table_name(table_name)}"
       end
 
       def index_name(table_name, options) #:nodoc: