diff --git a/dataset/persistence/database.py b/dataset/persistence/database.py
index f125dce..86a900a 100644
--- a/dataset/persistence/database.py
+++ b/dataset/persistence/database.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class Database(object):
             table2 = db.create_table('population2', 'age')
             table3 = db.create_table('population3',
                                      primary_id='city',
-                                     primary_type=db.types.string)
+                                     primary_type=db.types.text)
             # custom length of String
             table4 = db.create_table('population4',
                                      primary_id='city',
diff --git a/test/test_persistence.py b/test/test_persistence.py
index 5ffe80b..164a7da 100644
--- a/test/test_persistence.py
+++ b/test/test_persistence.py
@@ -47,15 +47,19 @@ class DatabaseTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         assert len(table.table.columns) == 1, table.table.columns
         assert 'id' in table.table.c, table.table.c
 
+    def test_create_table_no_ids(self):
+        table = self.db.create_table("foo_no_id", primary_id=False)
+        assert table.table.exists()
+        assert len(table.table.columns) == 0, table.table.columns
+
     def test_create_table_custom_id1(self):
         pid = "string_id"
-        table = self.db.create_table("foo2", pid, self.db.types.string)
+        table = self.db.create_table("foo2", pid, self.db.types.text)
         assert table.table.exists()
         assert len(table.table.columns) == 1, table.table.columns
         assert pid in table.table.c, table.table.c
         table.insert({pid: 'foobar'})
         assert table.find_one(string_id='foobar')[pid] == 'foobar'
-        table.drop()
 
     def test_create_table_custom_id2(self):
         pid = "string_id"
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ class DatabaseTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_create_table_shorthand2(self):
         pid = "string_id"
         table = self.db.get_table('foo6', primary_id=pid,
-                                  primary_type=self.db.types.string)
+                                  primary_type=self.db.types.text)
         assert table.table.exists
         assert len(table.table.columns) == 1, table.table.columns
         assert pid in table.table.c, table.table.c