diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_utility.php
index 5bbf468..23c4e09 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_utility.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 	 */
 	function create_database($name)
 	{
-		return $this->db->query("CREATE DATABASE ".$this->db->_escape_table($name));
+		return $this->db->query("CREATE DATABASE ".$name);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 	 */
 	function drop_database($name)
 	{
-		return $this->db->query("DROP DATABASE ".$this->db->_escape_table($name));
+		return $this->db->query("DROP DATABASE ".$name);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -76,6 +76,19 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Drop Table
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	bool
+	 */
+	function drop_table($table)
+	{
+		"DROP TABLE IF EXISTS ".$this->db->_escape_table($name);
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Version number query string
 	 *
 	 * @access	public