diff --git a/trove/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/schema.py b/trove/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/schema.py
index bdc7885913..578ea7effc 100644
--- a/trove/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/schema.py
+++ b/trove/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/schema.py
@@ -24,14 +24,10 @@ import sqlalchemy.types
 logger = logging.getLogger('trove.db.sqlalchemy.migrate_repo.schema')
 
 
-String = lambda length: sqlalchemy.types.String(
-    length=length, convert_unicode=False, assert_unicode=None,
-    unicode_error=None, _warn_on_bytestring=False)
+String = lambda length: sqlalchemy.types.String(length=length)
 
 
-Text = lambda: sqlalchemy.types.Text(
-    length=None, convert_unicode=False, assert_unicode=None,
-    unicode_error=None, _warn_on_bytestring=False)
+Text = lambda: sqlalchemy.types.Text(length=None)
 
 
 Boolean = lambda: sqlalchemy.types.Boolean(create_constraint=True, name=None)