diff --git a/extra/db/db.factor b/extra/db/db.factor
index 4b98612069..8d1feca6c7 100755
--- a/extra/db/db.factor
+++ b/extra/db/db.factor
@@ -39,31 +39,13 @@ TUPLE: statement handle sql in-params out-params bind-params bound? type ;
 TUPLE: simple-statement < statement ;
 TUPLE: prepared-statement < statement ;
 
-SINGLETON: throwable
-SINGLETON: nonthrowable
-
-: make-throwable ( obj -- obj' )
-    dup sequence? [
-        [ make-throwable ] map
-    ] [
-        throwable >>type
-    ] if ;
-
-: make-nonthrowable ( obj -- obj' )
-    dup sequence? [
-        [ make-nonthrowable ] map
-    ] [
-        nonthrowable >>type
-    ] if ;
-
 TUPLE: result-set sql in-params out-params handle n max ;
 
 : construct-statement ( sql in out class -- statement )
     new
         swap >>out-params
         swap >>in-params
-        swap >>sql
-        throwable >>type ;
+        swap >>sql ;
 
 HOOK: <simple-statement> db ( str in out -- statement )
 HOOK: <prepared-statement> db ( str in out -- statement )
@@ -81,12 +63,9 @@ GENERIC: more-rows? ( result-set -- ? )
 
 GENERIC: execute-statement* ( statement type -- )
 
-M: throwable execute-statement* ( statement type -- )
+M: object execute-statement* ( statement type -- )
     drop query-results dispose ;
 
-M: nonthrowable execute-statement* ( statement type -- )
-    drop [ query-results dispose ] [ 2drop ] recover ;
-
 : execute-statement ( statement -- )
     dup sequence? [
         [ execute-statement ] each
diff --git a/extra/db/queries/queries.factor b/extra/db/queries/queries.factor
index 9743e87f2e..59ee60aa1f 100644
--- a/extra/db/queries/queries.factor
+++ b/extra/db/queries/queries.factor
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ IN: db.queries
 GENERIC: where ( specs obj -- )
 
 : maybe-make-retryable ( statement -- statement )
-    dup in-params>> [ generator-bind? ] contains? [
-        make-retryable
-    ] when ;
+    dup in-params>> [ generator-bind? ] contains?
+    [ make-retryable ] when ;
 
 : query-make ( class quot -- )
     >r sql-props r>
diff --git a/extra/db/tuples/tuples-tests.factor b/extra/db/tuples/tuples-tests.factor
index e4a16d0b16..f9a597e814 100755
--- a/extra/db/tuples/tuples-tests.factor
+++ b/extra/db/tuples/tuples-tests.factor
@@ -199,10 +199,9 @@ TUPLE: annotation n paste-id summary author mode contents ;
 : test-sqlite ( quot -- )
     >r "tuples-test.db" temp-file sqlite-db r> with-db ;
 
-! : test-postgresql ( quot -- )
-!     >r { "localhost" "postgres" "foob" "factor-test" } postgresql-db r> with-db ;
+: test-postgresql ( quot -- )
+    >r { "localhost" "postgres" "foob" "factor-test" } postgresql-db r> with-db ;
 
-: test-postgresql drop ;
 : test-repeated-insert
     [ ] [ person ensure-table ] unit-test
     [ ] [ person1 get insert-tuple ] unit-test
diff --git a/extra/db/tuples/tuples.factor b/extra/db/tuples/tuples.factor
index 0a69b9cde8..bac141d6d2 100755
--- a/extra/db/tuples/tuples.factor
+++ b/extra/db/tuples/tuples.factor
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ M: retryable execute-statement* ( statement type -- )
 
 : recreate-table ( class -- )
     [
-        drop-sql-statement make-nonthrowable
-        [ execute-statement ] with-disposals
+        [ drop-sql-statement [ execute-statement ] with-disposals
+        ] curry ignore-errors
     ] [ create-table ] bi ;
 
 : ensure-table ( class -- )