diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/DdlWrite.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/DdlWrite.java
index f2f0fe279..53a469213 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/DdlWrite.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/DdlWrite.java
@@ -179,8 +179,4 @@ public class DdlWrite {
     return rollback;
   }
 
-  public DdlBuffer drop() {
-    return apply;
-  }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/BaseTableDdl.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/BaseTableDdl.java
index 6b512d6c2..59a8f67d1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/BaseTableDdl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/BaseTableDdl.java
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ public class BaseTableDdl implements TableDdl {
   @Override
   public void generate(DdlWrite writer, DropTable dropTable) throws IOException {
 
-    dropTable(writer.drop(), dropTable.getName());
+    dropTable(writer.apply(), dropTable.getName());
   }
 
   /**
@@ -555,14 +555,14 @@ public class BaseTableDdl implements TableDdl {
 
     String tableName = dropColumn.getTableName();
 
-    alterTableDropColumn(writer.drop(), tableName, dropColumn.getColumnName());
+    alterTableDropColumn(writer.apply(), tableName, dropColumn.getColumnName());
     if (isTrue(dropColumn.isWithHistory())) {
       // also drop from the history table
       regenerateHistoryTriggers(tableName, HistoryTableUpdate.Change.DROP, dropColumn.getColumnName());
-      alterTableDropColumn(writer.drop(), historyTable(tableName), dropColumn.getColumnName());
+      alterTableDropColumn(writer.apply(), historyTable(tableName), dropColumn.getColumnName());
     }
 
-    writer.drop().end();
+    writer.apply().end();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/FooTest.java b/src/test/java/FooTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a3963f806..000000000
--- a/src/test/java/FooTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Created by rob on 11/02/16.
- */
-public class FooTest {//
-
-  interface Colour {
-    int RED = 1;
-  }
-
-  static class SuperTest {
-    int RED = 999;
-  }
-
-  static class Test extends SuperTest implements Colour {
-
-    String RED = "RED";
-
-    public static void main(String[] args) {
-      new Test().printV();
-    }
-
-    void printV() {
-      System.out.println(super.RED + " " + this.RED + " " + RED + " " + Colour.RED);
-    }
-  }
-
-//  static class Test3  {
-//    public static void main(String[] args) {
-//      new Test().printV();
-//    }
-//
-//    void printV2() {
-//      System.out.println(Colour.order);
-//    }
-//
-//  }
-}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/BaseDdlHandlerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/BaseDdlHandlerTest.java
index baa6016b5..50c6a4635 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/BaseDdlHandlerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/BaseDdlHandlerTest.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class BaseDdlHandlerTest extends BaseTestCase {
 
     handler.generate(write, Helper.getDropColumn());
 
-    assertThat(write.drop().getBuffer()).isEqualTo("alter table foo drop column col2;\n\n");
+    assertThat(write.apply().getBuffer()).isEqualTo("alter table foo drop column col2;\n\n");
     assertThat(write.rollback().getBuffer()).isEqualTo("");
   }
 
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ public class BaseDdlHandlerTest extends BaseTestCase {
     String rollbackLast = Helper.asText(this, "/assert/BaseDdlHandlerTest/rollback.sql");
 
     assertThat(write.apply().getBuffer()).isEqualTo(apply);
-    assertThat(write.drop().getBuffer()).isEqualTo("alter table foo drop column col2;\n\n");
     assertThat(write.rollback().getBuffer()).isEqualTo(rollbackLast);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/H2HistoryDdlTest.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/H2HistoryDdlTest.java
index c996bf61a..341bcea43 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/H2HistoryDdlTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/H2HistoryDdlTest.java
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ public class H2HistoryDdlTest {
 
     assertThat(write.applyHistory().isEmpty()).isFalse();
     assertThat(write.applyHistory().getBuffer()).contains("add one");
-    assertThat(write.applyHistory().getBuffer()).doesNotContain("two");
-
     assertThat(write.rollback().isEmpty()).isFalse();
 
   }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/HistoryTableUpdateTest.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/HistoryTableUpdateTest.java
index 24ed28c23..b7f9927c2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/HistoryTableUpdateTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/HistoryTableUpdateTest.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class HistoryTableUpdateTest {
     upd.add(HistoryTableUpdate.Change.ADD, "two");
     upd.add(HistoryTableUpdate.Change.DROP, "four");
 
-    assertThat(upd.description()).isEqualTo("add two");
+    assertThat(upd.description()).isEqualTo("[add two, drop four]");
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class HistoryTableUpdateTest {
     upd.add(HistoryTableUpdate.Change.EXCLUDE, "six");
     upd.add(HistoryTableUpdate.Change.DROP, "four");
 
-    assertThat(upd.description()).isEqualTo("add two, include five, exclude six");
+    assertThat(upd.description()).isEqualTo("[add two, include five, exclude six, drop four]");
   }
 
   List<String> current() {
diff --git a/src/test/resources/assert/BaseDdlHandlerTest/apply.sql b/src/test/resources/assert/BaseDdlHandlerTest/apply.sql
index e28edd712..e38c7aa40 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/assert/BaseDdlHandlerTest/apply.sql
+++ b/src/test/resources/assert/BaseDdlHandlerTest/apply.sql
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ create sequence foo_seq;
 
 alter table foo add column added_to_foo varchar(20);
 
+alter table foo drop column col2;
+