diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
index 9e3ec475dda50..188e39eba693f 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@
 
     A normalization is applied when the attribute is assigned or updated, and
     the normalized value will be persisted to the database.  The normalization
-    is also applied to the corresponding keyword argument of finder methods.
+    is also applied to the corresponding keyword argument of query methods.
     This allows a record to be created and later queried using unnormalized
     values.  For example:
 
@@ -961,7 +961,8 @@
       user.email                  # => "cruise-control@example.com"
       user.email_before_type_cast # => "cruise-control@example.com"
 
-      User.where(email: "\tCRUISE-CONTROL@EXAMPLE.COM ").count # => 1
+      User.where(email: "\tCRUISE-CONTROL@EXAMPLE.COM ").count         # => 1
+      User.where(["email = ?", "\tCRUISE-CONTROL@EXAMPLE.COM "]).count # => 0
 
       User.exists?(email: "\tCRUISE-CONTROL@EXAMPLE.COM ")         # => true
       User.exists?(["email = ?", "\tCRUISE-CONTROL@EXAMPLE.COM "]) # => false
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/normalization.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/normalization.rb
index 2a6667006031c..3f4872bef40f7 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/normalization.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/normalization.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module ClassMethods
       # Declares a normalization for one or more attributes. The normalization
       # is applied when the attribute is assigned or updated, and the normalized
       # value will be persisted to the database. The normalization is also
-      # applied to the corresponding keyword argument of finder methods. This
+      # applied to the corresponding keyword argument of query methods. This
       # allows a record to be created and later queried using unnormalized
       # values.
       #
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ module ClassMethods
       #   user.email                  # => "cruise-control@example.com"
       #   user.email_before_type_cast # => "cruise-control@example.com"
       #
-      #   User.where(email: "\tCRUISE-CONTROL@EXAMPLE.COM ").count # => 1
+      #   User.where(email: "\tCRUISE-CONTROL@EXAMPLE.COM ").count         # => 1
+      #   User.where(["email = ?", "\tCRUISE-CONTROL@EXAMPLE.COM "]).count # => 0
       #
       #   User.exists?(email: "\tCRUISE-CONTROL@EXAMPLE.COM ")         # => true
       #   User.exists?(["email = ?", "\tCRUISE-CONTROL@EXAMPLE.COM "]) # => false
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/normalized_attribute_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/normalized_attribute_test.rb
index 506f8b7b2d6cc..8d2bdf26aa060 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/normalized_attribute_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/normalized_attribute_test.rb
@@ -83,16 +83,6 @@ class NormalizedAircraft < Aircraft
     assert_equal @aircraft, NormalizedAircraft.find_by(manufactured_at: @time.to_s)
   end
 
-  test "searches a record by normalized value" do
-    from_database = NormalizedAircraft.where(name: "fly HIGH")
-    assert_equal [@aircraft], from_database
-  end
-
-  test "searches a record by normalized values" do
-    from_database = NormalizedAircraft.where(name: ["fly LOW", "fly HIGH"])
-    assert_equal [@aircraft], from_database
-  end
-
   test "can stack normalizations" do
     titlecase_then_reverse = Class.new(NormalizedAircraft) do
       normalizes :name, with: -> name { name.reverse }
diff --git a/guides/source/7_1_release_notes.md b/guides/source/7_1_release_notes.md
index 5228609900fff..0539c60cea811 100644
--- a/guides/source/7_1_release_notes.md
+++ b/guides/source/7_1_release_notes.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ getting your Rails application up and running in a production environment.
 
 Normalizations can be declared for attribute values. The normalization
 takes place when the attribute is assigned or updated, and will be persisted to the database.
-Normalization is also applied to corresponding keyword arguments in finder methods,
+Normalization is also applied to corresponding keyword arguments in query methods,
 allowing records to be queried using unnormalized values.
 
 For example:
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ user = User.find_by(email: "\tCRUISE-CONTROL@EXAMPLE.COM ")
 user.email                  # => "cruise-control@example.com"
 user.email_before_type_cast # => "cruise-control@example.com"
 
-User.where(email: "\tCRUISE-CONTROL@EXAMPLE.COM ").count # => 1
+User.where(email: "\tCRUISE-CONTROL@EXAMPLE.COM ").count         # => 1
+User.where(["email = ?", "\tCRUISE-CONTROL@EXAMPLE.COM "]).count # => 0
 
 User.exists?(email: "\tCRUISE-CONTROL@EXAMPLE.COM ")         # => true
 User.exists?(["email = ?", "\tCRUISE-CONTROL@EXAMPLE.COM "]) # => false