diff --git a/cqlengine/tests/query/test_datetime_queries.py b/cqlengine/tests/query/test_datetime_queries.py
index 39cc0e33..c6cb0627 100644
--- a/cqlengine/tests/query/test_datetime_queries.py
+++ b/cqlengine/tests/query/test_datetime_queries.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ from uuid import uuid4
 from cqlengine.tests.base import BaseCassEngTestCase
 
 from cqlengine.exceptions import ModelException
-from cqlengine.management import create_table
-from cqlengine.management import delete_table
+from cqlengine.management import sync_table
+from cqlengine.management import drop_table
 from cqlengine.models import Model
 from cqlengine import columns
 from cqlengine import query
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class TestDateTimeQueries(BaseCassEngTestCase):
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(TestDateTimeQueries, cls).setUpClass()
-        create_table(DateTimeQueryTestModel)
+        sync_table(DateTimeQueryTestModel)
 
         cls.base_date = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=10)
         for x in range(7):
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class TestDateTimeQueries(BaseCassEngTestCase):
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         super(TestDateTimeQueries, cls).tearDownClass()
-        delete_table(DateTimeQueryTestModel)
+        drop_table(DateTimeQueryTestModel)
 
     def test_range_query(self):
         """ Tests that loading from a range of dates works properly """
diff --git a/docs/topics/manage_schemas.rst b/docs/topics/manage_schemas.rst
index aafaed75..1da5b1c9 100644
--- a/docs/topics/manage_schemas.rst
+++ b/docs/topics/manage_schemas.rst
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Once a connection has been made to Cassandra, you can use the functions in ``cql
 
     syncs a python model to cassandra (creates & alters)
 
-.. function:: delete_table(model)
+.. function:: drop_table(model)
 
     :param model: the :class:`~cqlengine.model.Model` class to delete a column family for
     :type model: :class:`~cqlengine.model.Model`