No need to check if the attribute exists (this is the same behavior as in 2.3) [#4994 state:resolved] and [#5003 state:resolved]

activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/predicate_builder.rb

@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
             table = Arel::Table.new(table_name, :engine => @engine)
           end
 
-          unless attribute = table[column]
-            raise StatementInvalid, "No attribute named `#{column}` exists for table `#{table.name}`"
-          end
+          attribute = table[column] || Arel::Attribute.new(table, column)
 
           case value
           when Array, ActiveRecord::Associations::AssociationCollection, ActiveRecord::Relation