diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py b/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py
index aa0be3a7a6..e681aee798 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         self.interactive = options.get('interactive')
         self.show_traceback = options.get('traceback')
         self.load_initial_data = options.get('load_initial_data')
-        self.test_database = options.get('test_database', False)
 
         # Import the 'management' module within each installed app, to register
         # dispatcher events.
diff --git a/django/db/backends/creation.py b/django/db/backends/creation.py
index 4e6c1e52c6..7a28efa874 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/creation.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/creation.py
@@ -379,7 +379,6 @@ class BaseDatabaseCreation(object):
             verbosity=max(verbosity - 1, 0),
             interactive=False,
             database=self.connection.alias,
-            test_database=True,
             test_flush=True,
         )