diff --git a/django/db/backends/schema.py b/django/db/backends/schema.py
index 7054633b81..afc60c30b1 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/schema.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/schema.py
@@ -262,8 +262,7 @@ class BaseDatabaseSchemaEditor(object):
             })
         # Make M2M tables
         for field in model._meta.local_many_to_many:
-            if field.rel.through._meta.auto_created:
-                self.create_model(field.rel.through)
+            self.create_model(field.rel.through)
 
     def delete_model(self, model):
         """
diff --git a/django/db/models/fields/related.py b/django/db/models/fields/related.py
index 16de0bfc74..e7b66217c5 100644
--- a/django/db/models/fields/related.py
+++ b/django/db/models/fields/related.py
@@ -2032,8 +2032,6 @@ class ManyToManyField(RelatedField):
             kwargs['to'] = self.rel.to
         else:
             kwargs['to'] = "%s.%s" % (self.rel.to._meta.app_label, self.rel.to._meta.object_name)
-        if getattr(self.rel, 'through', None) is not None:
-            kwargs['through'] = self.rel.through
         # If swappable is True, then see if we're actually pointing to the target
         # of a swap.
         swappable_setting = self.swappable_setting