diff --git a/lib/database_cleaner/sequel/deletion.rb b/lib/database_cleaner/sequel/deletion.rb
index 4c28533..58e240d 100644
--- a/lib/database_cleaner/sequel/deletion.rb
+++ b/lib/database_cleaner/sequel/deletion.rb
@@ -4,37 +4,42 @@ require 'database_cleaner/sequel/truncation'
 
 module DatabaseCleaner::Sequel
   class Deletion < Truncation
-    def disable_referential_integrity
+    def disable_referential_integrity(tables)
       case db.database_type
       when :postgres
         db.run('SET CONSTRAINTS ALL DEFERRED')
         tables_to_truncate(db).each do |table|
-          db.run("ALTER TABLE #{::Sequel.lit(table)} DISABLE TRIGGER ALL")
+          db.run("ALTER TABLE \"#{table}\" DISABLE TRIGGER ALL")
         end
       when :mysql
-        old = db.fetch('SELECT @@FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS').first['@@FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS']
+        old = db.fetch('SELECT @@FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS').first[:@@FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS]
         db.run('SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0')
       end
       yield
     ensure
       case db.database_type
       when :postgres
-        tables_to_truncate(db).each do |table|
-          db.run("ALTER TABLE #{::Sequel.lit(table)} ENABLE TRIGGER ALL")
+        tables.each do |table|
+          db.run("ALTER TABLE \"#{table}\" ENABLE TRIGGER ALL")
         end
       when :mysql
         db.run("SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = #{old}")
       end
     end
 
+    def delete_tables(db, tables)
+      tables.each do |table|
+        db[table.to_sym].delete
+      end
+    end
+
     def clean
       return unless dirty?
 
+      tables = tables_to_truncate(db)
       db.transaction do
-        disable_referential_integrity do
-          each_table do |db, table|
-            db[table].delete
-          end
+        disable_referential_integrity(tables) do
+          delete_tables(db, tables)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/sequel/deletion_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/sequel/deletion_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e16069c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/sequel/deletion_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'database_cleaner/sequel/deletion'
+require 'database_cleaner/shared_strategy'
+require 'sequel'
+require 'support/active_record/database_setup'
+
+module DatabaseCleaner
+  module Sequel
+    describe Deletion do
+      it_should_behave_like "a generic strategy"
+    end
+
+    shared_examples 'a Sequel deletion strategy' do
+      let(:deletion) do
+        d = Deletion.new
+        d.db = db
+        d
+      end
+
+      context 'when several tables have data' do
+        before(:each) do
+          db.create_table!(:precious_stones) { primary_key :id }
+          db.create_table!(:replaceable_trifles)  { primary_key :id }
+          db.create_table!(:worthless_junk)  { primary_key :id }
+
+          db[:precious_stones].insert
+          db[:replaceable_trifles].insert
+          db[:worthless_junk].insert
+        end
+
+        context 'by default' do
+          it 'deletes all the tables' do
+            d = Deletion.new
+            d.db = db
+            d.clean
+
+            expect(db[:replaceable_trifles]).to have(0).rows
+            expect(db[:worthless_junk]).to have(0).rows
+            expect(db[:precious_stones]).to have(0).rows
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    supported_configurations = [
+      { url: 'mysql:///', connection_options: db_config['mysql'] },
+      { url: 'postgres:///', connection_options: db_config['postgres'] }
+    ]
+
+    supported_configurations.each do |config|
+      describe "Sequel deletion (using a #{config[:url]} connection)" do
+        let(:db) { ::Sequel.connect(config[:url], config[:connection_options]) }
+
+        it_behaves_like 'a Sequel deletion strategy'
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end