diff --git a/dbt/include/oracle/macros/adapters.sql b/dbt/include/oracle/macros/adapters.sql
index 6776fba..ab683f8 100644
--- a/dbt/include/oracle/macros/adapters.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/oracle/macros/adapters.sql
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 {% endmacro %}
 
 {% macro oracle__create_schema(database_name, schema_name) -%}
-  {% if relation.database -%}
-    {{ adapter.verify_database(relation.database) }}
-  {%- endif -%}
   {%- call statement('drop_schema') -%}
     -- Noop for not breaking tests, oracle
     -- schemas are actualy users, we can't
@@ -275,7 +272,7 @@
 
 {% macro oracle__rename_relation(from_relation, to_relation) -%}
   {% call statement('rename_relation') -%}
-    rename {{ from_relation.include(False, False, True).quote(schema=False, identifier=False) }} to {{ to_relation.include(False, False, True).quote(schema=False, identifier=False) }}
+    alter table {{ from_relation.include(False, True, True).quote(schema=False, identifier=False) }} rename to {{ to_relation.include(False, False, True).quote(schema=False, identifier=False) }}
   {%- endcall %}
 {% endmacro %}
 
@@ -361,4 +358,4 @@
     {% set results = run_query("select SYS_CONTEXT('userenv', 'DB_NAME') FROM DUAL") %}
     {% set db_name = results.columns[0].values()[0] %}
     {{ return(db_name) }}
-{% endmacro %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% endmacro %}