1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/internal_metadata.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/internal_metadata.rb
index 3626a13d7c..8f3c6d0ee3 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/internal_metadata.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/internal_metadata.rb
@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ module ActiveRecord
   # as which environment migrations were run in.
   class InternalMetadata < ActiveRecord::Base # :nodoc:
     class << self
+      def _internal?
+        true
+      end
+
       def primary_key
         "key"
       end
 
       def table_name
-        "#{table_name_prefix}#{ActiveRecord::Base.internal_metadata_table_name}#{table_name_suffix}"
+        "#{table_name_prefix}#{internal_metadata_table_name}#{table_name_suffix}"
       end
 
       def []=(key, value)
@@ -24,10 +28,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
         where(key: key).pluck(:value).first
       end
 
-      def table_exists?
-        connection.table_exists?(table_name)
-      end
-
       # Creates an internal metadata table with columns +key+ and +value+
       def create_table
         unless table_exists?
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
           end
         end
       end
+
+      def drop_table
+        connection.drop_table table_name, if_exists: true
+      end
     end
   end
 end