diff --git a/django/db/migrations/operations/fields.py b/django/db/migrations/operations/fields.py
index efb12b22c3b9d..862716a3470d4 100644
--- a/django/db/migrations/operations/fields.py
+++ b/django/db/migrations/operations/fields.py
@@ -15,14 +15,13 @@ def state_forwards(self, app_label, state):
         state.models[app_label, self.model_name.lower()].fields.append((self.name, self.instance))
 
     def database_forwards(self, app_label, schema_editor, from_state, to_state):
-        app_cache = to_state.render()
-        model = app_cache.get_model(app_label, self.model_name)
-        schema_editor.add_field(model, model._meta.get_field_by_name(self.name)[0])
+        from_model = from_state.render().get_model(app_label, self.model_name)
+        to_model = to_state.render().get_model(app_label, self.model_name)
+        schema_editor.add_field(from_model, to_model._meta.get_field_by_name(self.name)[0])
 
     def database_backwards(self, app_label, schema_editor, from_state, to_state):
-        app_cache = from_state.render()
-        model = app_cache.get_model(app_label, self.model_name)
-        schema_editor.remove_field(model, model._meta.get_field_by_name(self.name)[0])
+        from_model = from_state.render().get_model(app_label, self.model_name)
+        schema_editor.remove_field(from_model, from_model._meta.get_field_by_name(self.name)[0])
 
 
 class RemoveField(Operation):
@@ -42,11 +41,10 @@ def state_forwards(self, app_label, state):
         state.models[app_label, self.model_name.lower()].fields = new_fields
 
     def database_forwards(self, app_label, schema_editor, from_state, to_state):
-        app_cache = from_state.render()
-        model = app_cache.get_model(app_label, self.model_name)
-        schema_editor.remove_field(model, model._meta.get_field_by_name(self.name)[0])
+        from_model = from_state.render().get_model(app_label, self.model_name)
+        schema_editor.remove_field(from_model, from_model._meta.get_field_by_name(self.name)[0])
 
     def database_backwards(self, app_label, schema_editor, from_state, to_state):
-        app_cache = to_state.render()
-        model = app_cache.get_model(app_label, self.model_name)
-        schema_editor.add_field(model, model._meta.get_field_by_name(self.name)[0])
+        from_model = from_state.render().get_model(app_label, self.model_name)
+        to_model = to_state.render().get_model(app_label, self.model_name)
+        schema_editor.add_field(from_model, to_model._meta.get_field_by_name(self.name)[0])