diff --git a/callback_create.go b/callback_create.go
index 56126268..c543baaa 100644
--- a/callback_create.go
+++ b/callback_create.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func createCallback(scope *Scope) {
 					}
 				} else if field.UseEncoder {
 					if enc, ok := scope.Value.(Encoder); ok {
-						if val, err := enc.EncodeField(scope, field.DBName); err == nil {
+						if val, err := enc.EncodeField(field.DBName); err == nil {
 							columns = append(columns, scope.Quote(field.DBName))
 							placeholders = append(placeholders, scope.AddToVars(val))
 						} else {
diff --git a/callback_update.go b/callback_update.go
index 2d4c42a7..24732d6d 100644
--- a/callback_update.go
+++ b/callback_update.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func updateCallback(scope *Scope) {
 							}
 						} else if field.UseEncoder {
 							if enc, ok := scope.Value.(Encoder); ok {
-								if val, err := enc.EncodeField(scope, field.DBName); err == nil {
+								if val, err := enc.EncodeField(field.DBName); err == nil {
 									sqls = append(sqls, fmt.Sprintf("%v = %v", scope.Quote(field.DBName), scope.AddToVars(val)))
 								} else {
 									scope.Err(err)
diff --git a/encoder.go b/encoder.go
index b2c77e49..7f4e2239 100644
--- a/encoder.go
+++ b/encoder.go
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ package gorm
 
 // Encoder is a value encoding interface for complex field types
 type Encoder interface {
-	EncodeField(*Scope, string) (interface{}, error)
-	DecodeField(scope *Scope, column string, value interface{}) error
+	EncodeField(column string) (interface{}, error)
+	DecodeField(column string, value interface{}) error
 }
 
 // decoder defers decoding until necessary
 type decoder struct {
 	Encoder
-	scope  *Scope
 	column string
 	value  interface{}
 }
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ type decoder struct {
 func newDecoder(encoder Encoder, scope *Scope, column string) *decoder {
 	return &decoder{
 		encoder,
-		scope,
 		column,
 		nil,
 	}
@@ -31,5 +29,5 @@ func (d *decoder) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 
 // Decode handles the decoding at a later time
 func (d *decoder) Decode() error {
-	return d.DecodeField(d.scope, d.column, d.value)
+	return d.DecodeField(d.column, d.value)
 }