diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/ColumnDefault.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/ColumnDefault.java
index 8853aac171..2c02eb3d49 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/ColumnDefault.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/ColumnDefault.java
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
 import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
 
 /**
- * Specifies that a column has a {@code DEFAULT} value specified in DDL,
- * and whether Hibernate should fetch the defaulted value from the database.
+ * Specifies that a column has a {@code default} value specified in DDL.
  * <p>
  * {@code @ColumnDefault} may be used in combination with:
  * <ul>
@@ -38,18 +37,4 @@ public @interface ColumnDefault {
 	 * @return a SQL expression that evaluates to the default column value
 	 */
 	String value();
-
-	/**
-	 * The name of the generated column. Optional for a field or property
-	 * mapped to a single column.
-	 * <ul>
-	 * <li>If the column name is explicitly specified using the
-	 * {@link jakarta.persistence.Column @Column} annotation, the name given
-	 * here must match the name specified by
-	 * {@link jakarta.persistence.Column#name}.
-	 * <li>Or, if the column name is inferred implicitly by Hibernate, the
-	 * name given here must match the inferred name.
-	 * </ul>
-	 */
-	String name() default "";
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/GeneratedColumn.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/GeneratedColumn.java
index 35b0ebbfd9..5428f33bba 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/GeneratedColumn.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/GeneratedColumn.java
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
 
 /**
  * Specifies that a column is defined using a DDL {@code generated always as} clause
- * or equivalent, and whether Hibernate should fetch the generated value from the
- * database.
+ * or equivalent, and that Hibernate should fetch the generated value from the
+ * database after each SQL {@code INSERT} or {@code UPDATE}.
  *
  * @author Gavin King
  *
@@ -34,18 +34,4 @@ public @interface GeneratedColumn {
 	 * @return the SQL expression that is evaluated to generate the column value.
 	 */
 	String value();
-
-	/**
-	 * The name of the generated column. Optional for a field or property mapped
-	 * to a single column.
-	 * <ul>
-	 * <li>If the column name is explicitly specified using the
-	 * {@link jakarta.persistence.Column @Column} annotation, the name given
-	 * here must match the name specified by
-	 * {@link jakarta.persistence.Column#name}.
-	 * <li>Or, if the column name is inferred implicitly by Hibernate, the
-	 * name given here must match the inferred name.
-	 * </ul>
-	 */
-	String name() default "";
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/Ejb3Column.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/Ejb3Column.java
index d413666732..1a4d5a89d1 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/Ejb3Column.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/Ejb3Column.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.hibernate.AnnotationException;
 import org.hibernate.AssertionFailure;
+import org.hibernate.MappingException;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.ColumnDefault;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.GeneratedColumn;
 import org.hibernate.annotations.ColumnTransformer;
@@ -642,8 +643,8 @@ public class Ejb3Column {
 					column.setPropertyHolder( propertyHolder );
 					column.setJoins( secondaryTables );
 					column.setBuildingContext( context );
-					column.applyColumnDefault( inferredData, length==1 );
-					column.applyGeneratedAs( inferredData, length==1 );
+					column.applyColumnDefault( inferredData, length );
+					column.applyGeneratedAs( inferredData, length );
 					column.extractDataFromPropertyData(inferredData);
 					column.bind();
 					columns[index] = column;
@@ -653,11 +654,14 @@ public class Ejb3Column {
 		return columns;
 	}
 
-	private void applyColumnDefault(PropertyData inferredData, boolean implicit) {
+	private void applyColumnDefault(PropertyData inferredData, int length) {
 		final XProperty xProperty = inferredData.getProperty();
 		if ( xProperty != null ) {
 			ColumnDefault columnDefaultAnn = xProperty.getAnnotation( ColumnDefault.class );
-			if ( columnDefaultAnn != null && isReferencedColumn( columnDefaultAnn.name(), implicit ) ) {
+			if ( columnDefaultAnn != null ) {
+				if (length!=1) {
+					throw new MappingException("@ColumnDefault may only be applied to single-column mappings");
+				}
 				setDefaultValue( columnDefaultAnn.value() );
 			}
 		}
@@ -668,11 +672,14 @@ public class Ejb3Column {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void applyGeneratedAs(PropertyData inferredData, boolean implicit) {
+	private void applyGeneratedAs(PropertyData inferredData, int length) {
 		final XProperty xProperty = inferredData.getProperty();
 		if ( xProperty != null ) {
 			GeneratedColumn generatedAnn = xProperty.getAnnotation( GeneratedColumn.class );
-			if ( generatedAnn != null && isReferencedColumn( generatedAnn.name(), implicit ) ) {
+			if ( generatedAnn != null ) {
+				if (length!=1) {
+					throw new MappingException("@GeneratedColumn may only be applied to single-column mappings");
+				}
 				setGeneratedAs( generatedAnn.value() );
 			}
 		}
@@ -683,25 +690,6 @@ public class Ejb3Column {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private boolean isReferencedColumn(String name, boolean implicit) {
-		if ( name.isEmpty() && implicit ) {
-			return true;
-		}
-		else {
-			String columnName;
-			if ( StringHelper.isNotEmpty( logicalColumnName ) ) {
-				columnName = processColumnName( logicalColumnName, true );
-			}
-			else if ( propertyName != null ) {
-				columnName = inferColumnName( propertyName );
-			}
-			else {
-				return false;
-			}
-			return name.equals(columnName);
-		}
-	}
-
 	//must only be called after all setters are defined and before binding
 	private void extractDataFromPropertyData(PropertyData inferredData) {
 		if ( inferredData != null ) {
@@ -771,8 +759,8 @@ public class Ejb3Column {
 			column.setLogicalColumnName( propertyName + suffixForDefaultColumnName );
 		}
 		column.setImplicit( implicit );
-		column.applyColumnDefault( inferredData, implicit );
-		column.applyGeneratedAs( inferredData, implicit );
+		column.applyColumnDefault( inferredData, 1 );
+		column.applyGeneratedAs( inferredData, 1 );
 		column.extractDataFromPropertyData( inferredData );
 		column.bind();
 
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/generated/always/GeneratedAlwaysTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/generated/always/GeneratedAlwaysTest.java
index a9edda2d8c..02862a6932 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/generated/always/GeneratedAlwaysTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/mapping/generated/always/GeneratedAlwaysTest.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class GeneratedAlwaysTest {
         @GeneratedColumn(value = "unitPrice*quantity")
         private BigDecimal total;
         @Column(name = "discountedTotal")
-        @GeneratedColumn(name = "discountedTotal", value = "unitPrice*quantity*(1.0-discount/100.0)")
+        @GeneratedColumn(value = "unitPrice*quantity*(1.0-discount/100.0)")
         private BigDecimal discounted;
 
         public OrderLine() {}