diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb
index 37e4eb24a8..863d8d3b8f 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb
@@ -623,6 +623,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # it can be helpful to provide these in a migration's +change+ method so it can be reverted.
       # In that case, +options+ and the block will be used by create_table.
       def drop_table(table_name, options = {})
+        create_table_info_cache.delete(table_name) if create_table_info_cache.key?(table_name)
         execute "DROP#{' TEMPORARY' if options[:temporary]} TABLE#{' IF EXISTS' if options[:if_exists]} #{quote_table_name(table_name)}#{' CASCADE' if options[:force] == :cascade}"
       end
 
@@ -1018,9 +1019,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
       end
 
+      def create_table_info_cache # :nodoc:
+        @create_table_info_cache ||= {}
+      end
+
       def create_table_info(table_name) # :nodoc:
-        @create_table_info_cache = {}
-        @create_table_info_cache[table_name] ||= select_one("SHOW CREATE TABLE #{quote_table_name(table_name)}")["Create Table"]
+        create_table_info_cache[table_name] ||= select_one("SHOW CREATE TABLE #{quote_table_name(table_name)}")["Create Table"]
       end
 
       def create_table_definition(name, temporary = false, options = nil, as = nil) # :nodoc: