diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb
index aedf4581f5c82..6d9db76116d13 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb
@@ -777,11 +777,11 @@ def add_column_sql(table_name, column_name, type, options = {})
         def change_column_sql(table_name, column_name, type, options = {})
           column = column_for(table_name, column_name)
 
-          unless options_include_default?(options)
+          unless options.key?(:default)
             options[:default] = column.default
           end
 
-          unless options.has_key?(:null)
+          unless options.key?(:null)
             options[:null] = column.null
           end
 
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/schema_statements.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/schema_statements.rb
index bfda113e40a28..6a16d23da75e6 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/schema_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/schema_statements.rb
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ def change_column(table_name, column_name, type, options = {}) #:nodoc:
           end
           execute sql
 
-          change_column_default(table_name, column_name, options[:default]) if options_include_default?(options)
+          change_column_default(table_name, column_name, options[:default]) if options.key?(:default)
           change_column_null(table_name, column_name, options[:null], options[:default]) if options.key?(:null)
           change_column_comment(table_name, column_name, options[:comment]) if options.key?(:comment)
         end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3_adapter.rb
index ec44d020c2a4b..e28766047d4c4 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlite3_adapter.rb
@@ -405,11 +405,10 @@ def change_column_null(table_name, column_name, null, default = nil) #:nodoc:
 
       def change_column(table_name, column_name, type, options = {}) #:nodoc:
         alter_table(table_name) do |definition|
-          include_default = options_include_default?(options)
           definition[column_name].instance_eval do
             self.type    = type
             self.limit   = options[:limit] if options.include?(:limit)
-            self.default = options[:default] if include_default
+            self.default = options[:default] if options.include?(:default)
             self.null    = options[:null] if options.include?(:null)
             self.precision = options[:precision] if options.include?(:precision)
             self.scale = options[:scale] if options.include?(:scale)
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/migration/columns_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/migration/columns_test.rb
index 55c06da411e94..232988834525c 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/migration/columns_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/migration/columns_test.rb
@@ -225,6 +225,16 @@ def test_change_column_with_nil_default
         assert_nil TestModel.new.contributor
       end
 
+      def test_change_column_to_drop_default_with_null_false
+        add_column "test_models", "contributor", :boolean, default: true, null: false
+        assert TestModel.new.contributor?
+
+        change_column "test_models", "contributor", :boolean, default: nil, null: false
+        TestModel.reset_column_information
+        assert_not TestModel.new.contributor?
+        assert_nil TestModel.new.contributor
+      end
+
       def test_change_column_with_new_default
         add_column "test_models", "administrator", :boolean, default: true
         assert TestModel.new.administrator?