diff --git a/src/oc_bifrost/schema/Makefile b/src/oc_bifrost/schema/Makefile
index ad33103947..2e357ae689 100644
--- a/src/oc_bifrost/schema/Makefile
+++ b/src/oc_bifrost/schema/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ setup:
 	@createdb $(TEST_DB)
 	@psql --dbname $(TEST_DB) --command 'CREATE EXTENSION pgtap;'
 	@psql --dbname $(TEST_DB) --single-transaction --set ON_ERROR_STOP=1 --file t/custom_test_functions.sql
-	@sqitch --engine pg --db-name $(TEST_DB) deploy
+	@sqitch --db-name $(TEST_DB) deploy
 	@psql --dbname $(TEST_DB) --single-transaction --set ON_ERROR_STOP=1 --file sql/create_roles.sql
 	@psql --dbname $(TEST_DB) --single-transaction --set ON_ERROR_STOP=1 --set database_name=$(TEST_DB) --file sql/permissions.sql
 
diff --git a/src/oc_erchef/schema/Makefile b/src/oc_erchef/schema/Makefile
index cb645ccdab..6f808ed485 100644
--- a/src/oc_erchef/schema/Makefile
+++ b/src/oc_erchef/schema/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ all : setup_schema setup_tests test
 setup_schema:
 	$(MAKE) -C baseline setup_schema
 	@echo "Deploying Enterprise Chef Server Schema on top..."
-	@sqitch --engine pg --db-name $(TEST_DB) deploy --verify
+	@sqitch --db-name $(TEST_DB) deploy --verify
 
 # Load up all testing functions.  pgTAP libraries and open source
 # schema test functions are loaded by the open source makefile target
diff --git a/src/oc_erchef/schema/baseline/Makefile b/src/oc_erchef/schema/baseline/Makefile
index 81a6c215ca..550b0e62d1 100644
--- a/src/oc_erchef/schema/baseline/Makefile
+++ b/src/oc_erchef/schema/baseline/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ setup_schema:
 	@echo "Dropping and recreating database '$(TEST_DB)'"
 	@psql --dbname template1 --command 'DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS $(TEST_DB)'
 	@createdb $(TEST_DB)
-	@sqitch --engine pg --db-name $(TEST_DB) deploy
+	@sqitch --db-name $(TEST_DB) deploy
 
 setup_tests:
 	@psql --dbname $(TEST_DB) --command 'CREATE EXTENSION pgtap;'