diff --git a/includes/database/database.inc b/includes/database/database.inc
index bf8f0b54989..287847d99ce 100644
--- a/includes/database/database.inc
+++ b/includes/database/database.inc
@@ -2477,9 +2477,7 @@ function db_next_id($existing_id = 0) {
  *   A Schema API table definition array.
  */
 function db_create_table($name, $table) {
-  if (!db_table_exists($name)) {
-    return Database::getConnection()->schema()->createTable($name, $table);
-  }
+  return Database::getConnection()->schema()->createTable($name, $table);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/includes/update.inc b/includes/update.inc
index 8157eeabed8..3574f2d941b 100644
--- a/includes/update.inc
+++ b/includes/update.inc
@@ -106,53 +106,55 @@ function update_prepare_d7_bootstrap() {
   // The new cache_bootstrap bin is required to bootstrap to
   // DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_SESSION, so create it here rather than in
   // update_fix_d7_requirements().
-  $cache_bootstrap = array(
-    'description' => 'Cache table for data required to bootstrap Drupal, may be routed to a shared memory cache.',
-    'fields' => array(
-      'cid' => array(
-        'description' => 'Primary Key: Unique cache ID.',
-        'type' => 'varchar',
-        'length' => 255,
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'default' => '',
+  if (!db_table_exists('cache_bootstrap')) {
+    $cache_bootstrap = array(
+      'description' => 'Cache table for data required to bootstrap Drupal, may be routed to a shared memory cache.',
+      'fields' => array(
+        'cid' => array(
+          'description' => 'Primary Key: Unique cache ID.',
+          'type' => 'varchar',
+          'length' => 255,
+          'not null' => TRUE,
+          'default' => '',
+        ),
+        'data' => array(
+          'description' => 'A collection of data to cache.',
+          'type' => 'blob',
+          'not null' => FALSE,
+          'size' => 'big',
+        ),
+        'expire' => array(
+          'description' => 'A Unix timestamp indicating when the cache entry should expire, or 0 for never.',
+          'type' => 'int',
+          'not null' => TRUE,
+          'default' => 0,
+        ),
+        'created' => array(
+          'description' => 'A Unix timestamp indicating when the cache entry was created.',
+          'type' => 'int',
+          'not null' => TRUE,
+          'default' => 0,
+        ),
+        'headers' => array(
+          'description' => 'Any custom HTTP headers to be added to cached data.',
+          'type' => 'text',
+          'not null' => FALSE,
+        ),
+        'serialized' => array(
+          'description' => 'A flag to indicate whether content is serialized (1) or not (0).',
+          'type' => 'int',
+          'size' => 'small',
+          'not null' => TRUE,
+          'default' => 0,
+        ),
       ),
-      'data' => array(
-        'description' => 'A collection of data to cache.',
-        'type' => 'blob',
-        'not null' => FALSE,
-        'size' => 'big',
+      'indexes' => array(
+        'expire' => array('expire'),
       ),
-      'expire' => array(
-        'description' => 'A Unix timestamp indicating when the cache entry should expire, or 0 for never.',
-        'type' => 'int',
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'default' => 0,
-      ),
-      'created' => array(
-        'description' => 'A Unix timestamp indicating when the cache entry was created.',
-        'type' => 'int',
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'default' => 0,
-      ),
-      'headers' => array(
-        'description' => 'Any custom HTTP headers to be added to cached data.',
-        'type' => 'text',
-        'not null' => FALSE,
-      ),
-      'serialized' => array(
-        'description' => 'A flag to indicate whether content is serialized (1) or not (0).',
-        'type' => 'int',
-        'size' => 'small',
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'default' => 0,
-      ),
-    ),
-    'indexes' => array(
-      'expire' => array('expire'),
-    ),
-    'primary key' => array('cid'),
-  );
-  db_create_table('cache_bootstrap', $cache_bootstrap);
+      'primary key' => array('cid'),
+    );
+    db_create_table('cache_bootstrap', $cache_bootstrap);
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/system/system.install b/modules/system/system.install
index 32eb9eb1acc..f4a7898a199 100644
--- a/modules/system/system.install
+++ b/modules/system/system.install
@@ -2274,11 +2274,6 @@ function system_update_7042() {
   db_drop_field('url_alias', 'source');
   db_drop_field('url_alias', 'alias');
 
-  // Add the cache_path table.
-  $schema['cache_path'] = drupal_get_schema_unprocessed('system', 'cache');
-  $schema['cache_path']['description'] = 'Cache table used for path alias lookups.';
-  db_create_table('cache_path', $schema['cache_path']);
-
   // Drop indexes.
   db_drop_index('url_alias', 'src_language_pid');
   db_drop_unique_key('url_alias', 'dst_language_pid');
diff --git a/modules/tracker/tracker.install b/modules/tracker/tracker.install
index 5d8f86fb771..f377ff0076e 100644
--- a/modules/tracker/tracker.install
+++ b/modules/tracker/tracker.install
@@ -1,19 +1,10 @@
 <?php
 // $Id$
 
-/**
- * Implements hook_install().
- */
-function tracker_install() {
-  drupal_install_schema('tracker');
-}
-
 /**
  * Implements hook_uninstall().
  */
 function tracker_uninstall() {
-  drupal_uninstall_schema('tracker');
-
   variable_del('tracker_index_nid');
   variable_del('tracker_batch_size');
 }