diff --git a/activerecord/Rakefile b/activerecord/Rakefile
index 0702063c60..0523314128 100644
--- a/activerecord/Rakefile
+++ b/activerecord/Rakefile
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ end
 
 namespace :db do
   task :create => ['mysql:build_databases', 'postgresql:build_databases']
+  task :drop => ['mysql:drop_databases', 'postgresql:drop_databases']
 end
 
 %w( mysql mysql2 postgresql sqlite3 sqlite3_mem firebird db2 oracle sybase openbase frontbase jdbcmysql jdbcpostgresql jdbcsqlite3 jdbcderby jdbch2 jdbchsqldb ).each do |adapter|