diff --git a/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/connection.rb b/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/connection.rb
index 9b4c7c846..cc8388f09 100644
--- a/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/connection.rb
+++ b/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/connection.rb
@@ -24,11 +24,8 @@ def self.create(config)
           def describe(name)
             name = name.to_s
             if name.include?("@")
-              name, db_link = name.split("@")
-              default_owner = _select_value("SELECT username FROM all_db_links WHERE db_link = '#{db_link.upcase}'")
-              db_link = "@#{db_link}"
+              raise ArgumentError "db link is not supported"
             else
-              db_link = nil
               default_owner = @owner
             end
             real_name = OracleEnhanced::Quoting.valid_table_name?(name) ? name.upcase : name
@@ -39,31 +36,31 @@ def describe(name)
             end
             sql = <<-SQL.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " ")
           SELECT owner, table_name, 'TABLE' name_type
-          FROM all_tables#{db_link}
+          FROM all_tables
           WHERE owner = '#{table_owner}'
             AND table_name = '#{table_name}'
           UNION ALL
           SELECT owner, view_name table_name, 'VIEW' name_type
-          FROM all_views#{db_link}
+          FROM all_views
           WHERE owner = '#{table_owner}'
             AND view_name = '#{table_name}'
           UNION ALL
-          SELECT table_owner, DECODE(db_link, NULL, table_name, table_name||'@'||db_link), 'SYNONYM' name_type
-          FROM all_synonyms#{db_link}
+          SELECT table_owner, table_name, 'SYNONYM' name_type
+          FROM all_synonyms
           WHERE owner = '#{table_owner}'
             AND synonym_name = '#{table_name}'
           UNION ALL
-          SELECT table_owner, DECODE(db_link, NULL, table_name, table_name||'@'||db_link), 'SYNONYM' name_type
-          FROM all_synonyms#{db_link}
+          SELECT table_owner, table_name, 'SYNONYM' name_type
+          FROM all_synonyms
           WHERE owner = 'PUBLIC'
             AND synonym_name = '#{real_name}'
         SQL
             if result = _select_one(sql)
               case result["name_type"]
               when "SYNONYM"
-                describe("#{result['owner'] && "#{result['owner']}."}#{result['table_name']}#{db_link}")
+                describe("#{result['owner'] && "#{result['owner']}."}#{result['table_name']}")
               else
-                db_link ? [result["owner"], result["table_name"], db_link] : [result["owner"], result["table_name"]]
+                [result["owner"], result["table_name"]]
               end
             else
               raise OracleEnhanced::ConnectionException, %Q{"DESC #{name}" failed; does it exist?}
diff --git a/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_definitions.rb b/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_definitions.rb
index 630fea83e..9f119e9b8 100644
--- a/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_definitions.rb
+++ b/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_definitions.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def initialize(
         end
       end
 
-      class SynonymDefinition < Struct.new(:name, :table_owner, :table_name, :db_link) #:nodoc:
+      class SynonymDefinition < Struct.new(:name, :table_owner, :table_name) #:nodoc:
       end
 
       class IndexDefinition < ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
diff --git a/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_dumper.rb b/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_dumper.rb
index d64080801..01992afd5 100644
--- a/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_dumper.rb
+++ b/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_dumper.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ def synonyms(stream)
               next if ignored? syn.name
               table_name = syn.table_name
               table_name = "#{syn.table_owner}.#{table_name}" if syn.table_owner
-              table_name = "#{table_name}@#{syn.db_link}" if syn.db_link
               stream.print "  add_synonym #{syn.name.inspect}, #{table_name.inspect}, force: true"
               stream.puts
             end
diff --git a/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_statements.rb b/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_statements.rb
index 4131b8b8f..f7874a6b6 100644
--- a/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_statements.rb
+++ b/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_statements.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def table_exists?(table_name)
         end
 
         def data_source_exists?(table_name)
-          (_owner, table_name, _db_link) = @connection.describe(table_name)
+          (_owner, table_name) = @connection.describe(table_name)
           true
         rescue
           false
@@ -69,18 +69,18 @@ def materialized_views #:nodoc:
         # get synonyms for schema dump
         def synonyms
           result = select_all(<<-SQL.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " "), "synonyms")
-          SELECT synonym_name, table_owner, table_name, db_link
+          SELECT synonym_name, table_owner, table_name
           FROM all_synonyms where owner = SYS_CONTEXT('userenv', 'session_user')
         SQL
 
           result.collect do |row|
              OracleEnhanced::SynonymDefinition.new(oracle_downcase(row["synonym_name"]),
-             oracle_downcase(row["table_owner"]), oracle_downcase(row["table_name"]), oracle_downcase(row["db_link"]))
+             oracle_downcase(row["table_owner"]), oracle_downcase(row["table_name"]))
            end
         end
 
         def indexes(table_name) #:nodoc:
-          (owner, table_name, db_link) = @connection.describe(table_name)
+          (owner, table_name) = @connection.describe(table_name)
           default_tablespace_name = default_tablespace
 
           result = select_all(<<-SQL.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " "), "indexes", [bind_string("owner", owner), bind_string("owner", owner)])
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ def indexes(table_name) #:nodoc:
               LOWER(i.tablespace_name) AS tablespace_name,
               LOWER(c.column_name) AS column_name, e.column_expression,
               atc.virtual_column
-            FROM all_indexes#{db_link} i
-              JOIN all_ind_columns#{db_link} c ON c.index_name = i.index_name AND c.index_owner = i.owner
-              LEFT OUTER JOIN all_ind_expressions#{db_link} e ON e.index_name = i.index_name AND
+            FROM all_indexes i
+              JOIN all_ind_columns c ON c.index_name = i.index_name AND c.index_owner = i.owner
+              LEFT OUTER JOIN all_ind_expressions e ON e.index_name = i.index_name AND
                 e.index_owner = i.owner AND e.column_position = c.column_position
-              LEFT OUTER JOIN all_tab_cols#{db_link} atc ON i.table_name = atc.table_name AND
+              LEFT OUTER JOIN all_tab_cols atc ON i.table_name = atc.table_name AND
                 c.column_name = atc.column_name AND i.owner = atc.owner AND atc.hidden_column = 'NO'
             WHERE i.owner = :owner
                AND i.table_owner = :owner
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def indexes(table_name) #:nodoc:
                 procedure_name = default_datastore_procedure(row["index_name"])
                 source = select_values(<<-SQL.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " "), "procedure", [bind_string("owner", owner), bind_string("procedure_name", procedure_name.upcase)]).join
                   SELECT text
-                  FROM all_source#{db_link}
+                  FROM all_source
                   WHERE owner = :owner
                     AND name = :procedure_name
                   ORDER BY line
@@ -343,9 +343,9 @@ def index_name(table_name, options) #:nodoc:
         #
         # Will always query database and not index cache.
         def index_name_exists?(table_name, index_name)
-          (owner, table_name, db_link) = @connection.describe(table_name)
+          (owner, table_name) = @connection.describe(table_name)
           result = select_value(<<-SQL.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " "), "index name exists")
-            SELECT 1 FROM all_indexes#{db_link} i
+            SELECT 1 FROM all_indexes i
             WHERE i.owner = '#{owner}'
                AND i.table_owner = '#{owner}'
                AND i.table_name = '#{table_name}'
@@ -465,9 +465,9 @@ def change_column_comment(table_name, column_name, comment) #:nodoc:
         end
 
         def table_comment(table_name) #:nodoc:
-          (owner, table_name, db_link) = @connection.describe(table_name)
+          (owner, table_name) = @connection.describe(table_name)
           select_value(<<-SQL.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " "), "Table comment", [bind_string("owner", owner), bind_string("table_name", table_name)])
-            SELECT comments FROM all_tab_comments#{db_link}
+            SELECT comments FROM all_tab_comments
             WHERE owner = :owner
               AND table_name = :table_name
           SQL
@@ -481,9 +481,9 @@ def table_options(table_name) # :nodoc:
 
         def column_comment(table_name, column_name) #:nodoc:
           # TODO: it  does not exist in Abstract adapter
-          (owner, table_name, db_link) = @connection.describe(table_name)
+          (owner, table_name) = @connection.describe(table_name)
           select_value(<<-SQL.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " "), "Column comment", [bind_string("owner", owner), bind_string("table_name", table_name), bind_string("column_name", column_name.upcase)])
-            SELECT comments FROM all_col_comments#{db_link}
+            SELECT comments FROM all_col_comments
             WHERE owner = :owner
               AND table_name = :table_name
               AND column_name = :column_name
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ def tablespace(table_name)
 
         # get table foreign keys for schema dump
         def foreign_keys(table_name) #:nodoc:
-          (owner, desc_table_name, db_link) = @connection.describe(table_name)
+          (owner, desc_table_name) = @connection.describe(table_name)
 
           fk_info = select_all(<<-SQL.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " "), "Foreign Keys", [bind_string("owner", owner), bind_string("desc_table_name", desc_table_name)])
             SELECT r.table_name to_table
@@ -517,8 +517,8 @@ def foreign_keys(table_name) #:nodoc:
                   ,cc.column_name
                   ,c.constraint_name name
                   ,c.delete_rule
-              FROM all_constraints#{db_link} c, all_cons_columns#{db_link} cc,
-                   all_constraints#{db_link} r, all_cons_columns#{db_link} rc
+              FROM all_constraints c, all_cons_columns cc,
+                   all_constraints r, all_cons_columns rc
              WHERE c.owner = :owner
                AND c.table_name = :desc_table_name
                AND c.constraint_type = 'R'
diff --git a/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced_adapter.rb b/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced_adapter.rb
index f4ca7987f..f3b52151b 100644
--- a/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced_adapter.rb
@@ -427,8 +427,8 @@ def next_sequence_value(sequence_name)
       def prefetch_primary_key?(table_name = nil)
         return true if table_name.nil?
         table_name = table_name.to_s
-        owner, desc_table_name, db_link = @connection.describe(table_name)
-        do_not_prefetch = !has_primary_key?(table_name, owner, desc_table_name, db_link) || has_primary_key_trigger?(table_name, owner, desc_table_name, db_link)
+        owner, desc_table_name = @connection.describe(table_name)
+        do_not_prefetch = !has_primary_key?(table_name, owner, desc_table_name) || has_primary_key_trigger?(table_name, owner, desc_table_name)
         !do_not_prefetch
       end
 
@@ -495,14 +495,14 @@ def default_tablespace
       end
 
       # check if table has primary key trigger with _pkt suffix
-      def has_primary_key_trigger?(table_name, owner = nil, desc_table_name = nil, db_link = nil)
-        (owner, desc_table_name, db_link) = @connection.describe(table_name) unless owner
+      def has_primary_key_trigger?(table_name, owner = nil, desc_table_name = nil)
+        (owner, desc_table_name) = @connection.describe(table_name) unless owner
 
         trigger_name = default_trigger_name(table_name).upcase
 
         !!select_value(<<-SQL.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " "), "Primary Key Trigger", [bind_string("owner", owner), bind_string("trigger_name", trigger_name), bind_string("owner", owner), bind_string("table_name", desc_table_name)])
           SELECT trigger_name
-          FROM all_triggers#{db_link}
+          FROM all_triggers
           WHERE owner = :owner
             AND trigger_name = :trigger_name
             AND table_owner = :owner
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ def has_primary_key_trigger?(table_name, owner = nil, desc_table_name = nil, db_
       end
 
       def column_definitions(table_name)
-        (owner, desc_table_name, db_link) = @connection.describe(table_name)
+        (owner, desc_table_name) = @connection.describe(table_name)
 
         select_all(<<-SQL.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " "), "Column definitions", [bind_string("owner", owner), bind_string("table_name", desc_table_name)])
           SELECT cols.column_name AS name, cols.data_type AS sql_type,
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ def column_definitions(table_name)
                                     NULL) AS limit,
                  DECODE(data_type, 'NUMBER', data_scale, NULL) AS scale,
                  comments.comments as column_comment
-            FROM all_tab_cols#{db_link} cols, all_col_comments#{db_link} comments
+            FROM all_tab_cols cols, all_col_comments comments
            WHERE cols.owner      = :owner
              AND cols.table_name = :table_name
              AND cols.hidden_column = 'NO'
@@ -539,12 +539,12 @@ def column_definitions(table_name)
 
       # Find a table's primary key and sequence.
       # *Note*: Only primary key is implemented - sequence will be nil.
-      def pk_and_sequence_for(table_name, owner = nil, desc_table_name = nil, db_link = nil) #:nodoc:
-        (owner, desc_table_name, db_link) = @connection.describe(table_name) unless owner
+      def pk_and_sequence_for(table_name, owner = nil, desc_table_name = nil) #:nodoc:
+        (owner, desc_table_name) = @connection.describe(table_name) unless owner
 
         seqs = select_values(<<-SQL.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " "), "Sequence", [bind_string("owner", owner), bind_string("sequence_name", default_sequence_name(desc_table_name).upcase)])
           select us.sequence_name
-          from all_sequences#{db_link} us
+          from all_sequences us
           where us.sequence_owner = :owner
           and us.sequence_name = :sequence_name
         SQL
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ def pk_and_sequence_for(table_name, owner = nil, desc_table_name = nil, db_link
         # changed back from user_constraints to all_constraints for consistency
         pks = select_values(<<-SQL.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " "), "Primary Key", [bind_string("owner", owner), bind_string("table_name", desc_table_name)])
           SELECT cc.column_name
-            FROM all_constraints#{db_link} c, all_cons_columns#{db_link} cc
+            FROM all_constraints c, all_cons_columns cc
            WHERE c.owner = :owner
              AND c.table_name = :table_name
              AND c.constraint_type = 'P'
@@ -577,16 +577,16 @@ def primary_key(table_name)
         pk_and_sequence && pk_and_sequence.first
       end
 
-      def has_primary_key?(table_name, owner = nil, desc_table_name = nil, db_link = nil) #:nodoc:
-        !pk_and_sequence_for(table_name, owner, desc_table_name, db_link).nil?
+      def has_primary_key?(table_name, owner = nil, desc_table_name = nil) #:nodoc:
+        !pk_and_sequence_for(table_name, owner, desc_table_name).nil?
       end
 
       def primary_keys(table_name) # :nodoc:
-        (owner, desc_table_name, db_link) = @connection.describe(table_name) unless owner
+        (owner, desc_table_name) = @connection.describe(table_name) unless owner
 
         pks = select_values(<<-SQL.strip.gsub(/\s+/, " "), "Primary Keys", [bind_string("owner", owner), bind_string("table_name", desc_table_name)])
           SELECT cc.column_name
-            FROM all_constraints#{db_link} c, all_cons_columns#{db_link} cc
+            FROM all_constraints c, all_cons_columns cc
            WHERE c.owner = :owner
              AND c.table_name = :table_name
              AND c.constraint_type = 'P'
diff --git a/spec/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_dumper_spec.rb b/spec/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_dumper_spec.rb
index 4a9bdf610..f95027efc 100644
--- a/spec/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_dumper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_dumper_spec.rb
@@ -252,13 +252,6 @@ def drop_test_posts_table
       expect(standard_dump).to match(/add_synonym "test_synonym", "schema_name.table_name", force: true/)
     end
 
-    it "should include synonym to other database table in schema dump" do
-      schema_define do
-        add_synonym :test_synonym, "table_name@link_name", force: true
-      end
-      expect(standard_dump).to match(/add_synonym "test_synonym", "table_name@link_name(\.[-A-Za-z0-9_]+)*", force: true/)
-    end
-
     it "should not include ignored table names in schema dump" do
       schema_define do
         add_synonym :test_synonym, "schema_name.table_name", force: true
diff --git a/spec/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_statements_spec.rb b/spec/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_statements_spec.rb
index 9fad10f85..77e64ea01 100644
--- a/spec/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_statements_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced/schema_statements_spec.rb
@@ -1028,18 +1028,6 @@ class ::TestPost < ActiveRecord::Base
         TestPost.create(title: "test")
       end.not_to raise_error
     end
-
-    it "should create synonym to table over database link" do
-      db_link = @db_link
-      schema_define do
-        add_synonym :synonym_to_posts, "test_posts@#{db_link}", force: true
-        add_synonym :synonym_to_posts_seq, "test_posts_seq@#{db_link}", force: true
-      end
-      expect do
-        TestPost.create(title: "test")
-      end.not_to raise_error
-    end
-
   end
 
   describe "alter columns with column cache" do
diff --git a/spec/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced_adapter_spec.rb b/spec/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced_adapter_spec.rb
index 838bd3286..3bdbfd81a 100644
--- a/spec/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced_adapter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_enhanced_adapter_spec.rb
@@ -99,55 +99,6 @@ class ::TestEmployee2 < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
   end
 
-  describe "access table over database link" do
-    before(:all) do
-      @conn = ActiveRecord::Base.connection
-      @db_link = "db_link"
-      @sys_conn = ActiveRecord::Base.oracle_enhanced_connection(SYSTEM_CONNECTION_PARAMS)
-      @sys_conn.drop_table :test_posts, if_exists: true
-      @sys_conn.create_table :test_posts do |t|
-        t.string      :title
-        # cannot update LOBs over database link
-        t.string      :body
-        t.timestamps null: true
-      end
-      @db_link_username = SYSTEM_CONNECTION_PARAMS[:username]
-      @db_link_password = SYSTEM_CONNECTION_PARAMS[:password]
-      @db_link_database = SYSTEM_CONNECTION_PARAMS[:database]
-      @conn.execute "DROP DATABASE LINK #{@db_link}" rescue nil
-      @conn.execute "CREATE DATABASE LINK #{@db_link} CONNECT TO #{@db_link_username} IDENTIFIED BY \"#{@db_link_password}\" USING '#{@db_link_database}'"
-      @conn.execute "CREATE OR REPLACE SYNONYM test_posts FOR test_posts@#{@db_link}"
-      @conn.execute "CREATE OR REPLACE SYNONYM test_posts_seq FOR test_posts_seq@#{@db_link}"
-      class ::TestPost < ActiveRecord::Base
-      end
-      TestPost.table_name = "test_posts"
-    end
-
-    after(:all) do
-      @conn.execute "DROP SYNONYM test_posts"
-      @conn.execute "DROP SYNONYM test_posts_seq"
-      @conn.execute "DROP DATABASE LINK #{@db_link}" rescue nil
-      @sys_conn.drop_table :test_posts, if_exists: true
-      Object.send(:remove_const, "TestPost") rescue nil
-      ActiveRecord::Base.clear_cache!
-    end
-
-    it "should verify database link" do
-      @conn.select_value("select * from dual@#{@db_link}") == "X"
-    end
-
-    it "should get column names" do
-      expect(TestPost.column_names).to eq(["id", "title", "body", "created_at", "updated_at"])
-    end
-
-    it "should create record" do
-      p = TestPost.create(title: "Title", body: "Body")
-      expect(p.id).not_to be_nil
-      expect(TestPost.find(p.id)).not_to be_nil
-    end
-
-  end
-
   describe "session information" do
     before(:all) do
       @conn = ActiveRecord::Base.connection