diff --git a/omnibus/files/server-ctl-cookbooks/infra-server/resources/pg_sqitch.rb b/omnibus/files/server-ctl-cookbooks/infra-server/resources/pg_sqitch.rb
index 998a0231ba..aeebafdbad 100644
--- a/omnibus/files/server-ctl-cookbooks/infra-server/resources/pg_sqitch.rb
+++ b/omnibus/files/server-ctl-cookbooks/infra-server/resources/pg_sqitch.rb
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
   converge_by "Deploying schema from #{new_resource.name}" do
     execute "sqitch_deploy_#{new_resource.name}" do
       command <<-EOM.gsub(/\s+/, ' ').strip!
-        sqitch --engine pg
-               --db-name #{new_resource.database}
+        sqitch --db-name #{new_resource.database}
                --db-host #{new_resource.hostname}
                --db-port #{new_resource.port}
                --db-user #{new_resource.username}
diff --git a/omnibus/partybus/lib/partybus/migration_api/v1.rb b/omnibus/partybus/lib/partybus/migration_api/v1.rb
index d9e8476f9a..40cbd448ff 100644
--- a/omnibus/partybus/lib/partybus/migration_api/v1.rb
+++ b/omnibus/partybus/lib/partybus/migration_api/v1.rb
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ def run_command(command, options={})
       def run_sqitch(target, service, opts = {})
         options = default_opts_for_service(service).merge(opts)
         command = <<-EOM.gsub(/\s+/," ").strip!
-          sqitch --engine pg
-            --db-name #{options[:database]}
+          sqitch --db-name #{options[:database]}
             --db-host #{Partybus.config.postgres['vip']}
             --db-port #{Partybus.config.postgres['port']}
             --db-user #{options[:username]}
diff --git a/src/bookshelf/habitat/config/database-migrations.sh b/src/bookshelf/habitat/config/database-migrations.sh
index 3d703ea7dd..6316054956 100644
--- a/src/bookshelf/habitat/config/database-migrations.sh
+++ b/src/bookshelf/habitat/config/database-migrations.sh
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ createdb $PG_ARGS $DB "bookshelf"
 psql $PG_ARGS --command 'CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "uuid-ossp"' $DB
 
 cd "{{pkg.path}}/schema" || exit
-sqitch --quiet --engine pg deploy "db:pg://${USER}:${PASS}@${HOST}/$DB"
+sqitch --quiet deploy "db:pg://${USER}:${PASS}@${HOST}/$DB"
diff --git a/src/oc_bifrost/habitat/config/database-migrations.sh b/src/oc_bifrost/habitat/config/database-migrations.sh
index 4ec4329c75..3def450553 100644
--- a/src/oc_bifrost/habitat/config/database-migrations.sh
+++ b/src/oc_bifrost/habitat/config/database-migrations.sh
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ createdb $PG_ARGS $DB "oc_bifrost"
 psql $PG_ARGS --command 'CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "uuid-ossp"' $DB
 
 cd "{{pkg.path}}/schema" || exit
-sqitch --quiet --engine pg deploy "db:pg://${USER}:${PASS}@${HOST}/$DB"
+sqitch --quiet deploy "db:pg://${USER}:${PASS}@${HOST}/$DB"
diff --git a/src/oc_bifrost/schema/Makefile b/src/oc_bifrost/schema/Makefile
index ad33103947..2e357ae689 100644
--- a/src/oc_bifrost/schema/Makefile
+++ b/src/oc_bifrost/schema/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ setup:
 	@createdb $(TEST_DB)
 	@psql --dbname $(TEST_DB) --command 'CREATE EXTENSION pgtap;'
 	@psql --dbname $(TEST_DB) --single-transaction --set ON_ERROR_STOP=1 --file t/custom_test_functions.sql
-	@sqitch --engine pg --db-name $(TEST_DB) deploy
+	@sqitch --db-name $(TEST_DB) deploy
 	@psql --dbname $(TEST_DB) --single-transaction --set ON_ERROR_STOP=1 --file sql/create_roles.sql
 	@psql --dbname $(TEST_DB) --single-transaction --set ON_ERROR_STOP=1 --set database_name=$(TEST_DB) --file sql/permissions.sql
 
diff --git a/src/oc_erchef/habitat/config/database-migrations.sh b/src/oc_erchef/habitat/config/database-migrations.sh
index a0af3d00c1..a1f02fdd0d 100644
--- a/src/oc_erchef/habitat/config/database-migrations.sh
+++ b/src/oc_erchef/habitat/config/database-migrations.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ createdb $PG_ARGS $DB "oc_bifrost"
 psql $PG_ARGS --command 'CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "uuid-ossp"' $DB
 
 cd "{{pkg.path}}/schema/baseline"
-sqitch --quiet --engine pg deploy "db:pg://${USER}:${PASS}@${HOST}/$DB"
+sqitch --quiet deploy "db:pg://${USER}:${PASS}@${HOST}/$DB"
 
 cd "{{pkg.path}}/schema"
-sqitch --quiet --engine pg deploy "db:pg://${USER}:${PASS}@${HOST}/$DB"
+sqitch --quiet deploy "db:pg://${USER}:${PASS}@${HOST}/$DB"
diff --git a/src/oc_erchef/schema/Makefile b/src/oc_erchef/schema/Makefile
index cb645ccdab..6f808ed485 100644
--- a/src/oc_erchef/schema/Makefile
+++ b/src/oc_erchef/schema/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ all : setup_schema setup_tests test
 setup_schema:
 	$(MAKE) -C baseline setup_schema
 	@echo "Deploying Enterprise Chef Server Schema on top..."
-	@sqitch --engine pg --db-name $(TEST_DB) deploy --verify
+	@sqitch --db-name $(TEST_DB) deploy --verify
 
 # Load up all testing functions.  pgTAP libraries and open source
 # schema test functions are loaded by the open source makefile target
diff --git a/src/oc_erchef/schema/baseline/Makefile b/src/oc_erchef/schema/baseline/Makefile
index 81a6c215ca..550b0e62d1 100644
--- a/src/oc_erchef/schema/baseline/Makefile
+++ b/src/oc_erchef/schema/baseline/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ setup_schema:
 	@echo "Dropping and recreating database '$(TEST_DB)'"
 	@psql --dbname template1 --command 'DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS $(TEST_DB)'
 	@createdb $(TEST_DB)
-	@sqitch --engine pg --db-name $(TEST_DB) deploy
+	@sqitch --db-name $(TEST_DB) deploy
 
 setup_tests:
 	@psql --dbname $(TEST_DB) --command 'CREATE EXTENSION pgtap;'