diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
index 87b35bb948cd271c0ce1b35b6e051d2ecb17fa71..c6faae77cc3a83ff2aa505f41b08cee68e71faa1 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
@@ -163,11 +163,6 @@ def supports_explain?
 
       # QUOTING ==================================================
 
-      # Override to return the quoted table name. Defaults to column quoting.
-      def quote_table_name(name)
-        quote_column_name(name)
-      end
-
       # Returns a bind substitution value given a +column+ and list of current
       # +binds+
       def substitute_at(column, index)