diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/column.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/column.rb
index 86232f9d3f..a62617ab47 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/column.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/column.rb
@@ -14,12 +14,9 @@ module Format
       end
 
       attr_reader :name, :default, :cast_type, :null, :sql_type, :default_function
-      attr_accessor :coder
-
-      alias :encoded? :coder
 
       delegate :type, :precision, :scale, :limit, :klass, :text?, :number?, :binary?,
-        :type_cast_for_write, :type_cast_for_database, to: :cast_type
+        :type_cast, :type_cast_for_write, :type_cast_for_database, to: :cast_type
 
       # Instantiates a new column in the table.
       #
@@ -37,22 +34,12 @@ def initialize(name, default, cast_type, sql_type = nil, null = true)
         @null             = null
         @default          = extract_default(default)
         @default_function = nil
-        @coder            = nil
       end
 
       def has_default?
         !default.nil?
       end
 
-      # Casts value to an appropriate instance.
-      def type_cast(value)
-        if encoded?
-          coder.load(value)
-        else
-          cast_type.type_cast(value)
-        end
-      end
-
       # Returns the human name of the column name.
       #
       # ===== Examples
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/column_definition_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/column_definition_test.rb
index 45e48900ee..bcfd66b4bf 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/column_definition_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/column_definition_test.rb
@@ -11,26 +11,6 @@ def @adapter.native_database_types
         @viz = @adapter.schema_creation
       end
 
-      def test_can_set_coder
-        column = Column.new("title", nil, Type::String.new, "varchar(20)")
-        column.coder = YAML
-        assert_equal YAML, column.coder
-      end
-
-      def test_encoded?
-        column = Column.new("title", nil, Type::String.new, "varchar(20)")
-        assert !column.encoded?
-
-        column.coder = YAML
-        assert column.encoded?
-      end
-
-      def test_type_case_coded_column
-        column = Column.new("title", nil, Type::String.new, "varchar(20)")
-        column.coder = YAML
-        assert_equal "hello", column.type_cast("--- hello")
-      end
-
       # Avoid column definitions in create table statements like:
       # `title` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL
       def test_should_not_include_default_clause_when_default_is_null