diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Cache/Console/stubs/cache.stub b/src/Illuminate/Cache/Console/stubs/cache.stub
index cbcdfa970456..1f7761c2b626 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Cache/Console/stubs/cache.stub
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Cache/Console/stubs/cache.stub
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ class CreateCacheTable extends Migration
      */
     public function down()
     {
-        Schema::drop('cache');
+        Schema::dropIfExists('cache');
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Console/stubs/notifications.stub b/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Console/stubs/notifications.stub
index 160a1c42f498..ca321038f78f 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Console/stubs/notifications.stub
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Console/stubs/notifications.stub
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ class CreateNotificationsTable extends Migration
      */
     public function down()
     {
-        Schema::drop('notifications');
+        Schema::dropIfExists('notifications');
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/stubs/failed_jobs.stub b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/stubs/failed_jobs.stub
index faa6c362025e..33d5482868a2 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/stubs/failed_jobs.stub
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/stubs/failed_jobs.stub
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ class Create{{tableClassName}}Table extends Migration
      */
     public function down()
     {
-        Schema::drop('{{table}}');
+        Schema::dropIfExists('{{table}}');
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/stubs/jobs.stub b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/stubs/jobs.stub
index fc36c80f82e4..a2d548137d27 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/stubs/jobs.stub
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/stubs/jobs.stub
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ class Create{{tableClassName}}Table extends Migration
      */
     public function down()
     {
-        Schema::drop('{{table}}');
+        Schema::dropIfExists('{{table}}');
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Session/Console/stubs/database.stub b/src/Illuminate/Session/Console/stubs/database.stub
index b055c675b3d1..56e76d6df6e9 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Session/Console/stubs/database.stub
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Session/Console/stubs/database.stub
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ class CreateSessionsTable extends Migration
      */
     public function down()
     {
-        Schema::drop('sessions');
+        Schema::dropIfExists('sessions');
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Database/migrations/one/2016_01_01_000000_create_users_table.php b/tests/Database/migrations/one/2016_01_01_000000_create_users_table.php
index 55574ee434c6..689cbeea4717 100644
--- a/tests/Database/migrations/one/2016_01_01_000000_create_users_table.php
+++ b/tests/Database/migrations/one/2016_01_01_000000_create_users_table.php
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ public function up()
      */
     public function down()
     {
-        Schema::drop('users');
+        Schema::dropIfExists('users');
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Database/migrations/one/2016_01_01_100000_create_password_resets_table.php b/tests/Database/migrations/one/2016_01_01_100000_create_password_resets_table.php
index cc91fccd15a8..2b0c1dd96471 100644
--- a/tests/Database/migrations/one/2016_01_01_100000_create_password_resets_table.php
+++ b/tests/Database/migrations/one/2016_01_01_100000_create_password_resets_table.php
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ public function up()
      */
     public function down()
     {
-        Schema::drop('password_resets');
+        Schema::dropIfExists('password_resets');
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Database/migrations/two/2016_01_01_200000_create_flights_table.php b/tests/Database/migrations/two/2016_01_01_200000_create_flights_table.php
index df8c0ff55d32..ab45888712f3 100644
--- a/tests/Database/migrations/two/2016_01_01_200000_create_flights_table.php
+++ b/tests/Database/migrations/two/2016_01_01_200000_create_flights_table.php
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ public function up()
      */
     public function down()
     {
-        Schema::drop('flights');
+        Schema::dropIfExists('flights');
     }
 }