diff --git a/src/Model/Table/SoftDeleteTrait.php b/src/Model/Table/SoftDeleteTrait.php
index 88a4675..34e27e7 100644
--- a/src/Model/Table/SoftDeleteTrait.php
+++ b/src/Model/Table/SoftDeleteTrait.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public function getSoftDeleteField()
             $field = 'deleted';
         }
 
-        if ($this->schema()->column($field) === null) {
+        if ($this->getSchema()->getColumn($field) === null) {
             throw new MissingColumnException(
                 __('Configured field `{0}` is missing from the table `{1}`.',
                     $field,