diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
index b21765aa7545be8eeaef369bb6e9241e0698c4c6..98032db2ef64aa95cda6d04460a12ed6ccff785d 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ module Core
 
       class_attribute :connection_handler, instance_writer: false
       self.connection_handler = ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionHandler.new
-
-      mattr_accessor :dependent_restrict_raises, instance_writer: false
-      self.dependent_restrict_raises = true
     end
 
     module ClassMethods