diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/createcachetable.py b/django/core/management/commands/createcachetable.py
index 08fa5f2c3d..7164d1aa76 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/createcachetable.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/createcachetable.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Command(LabelCommand):
     requires_model_validation = False
 
     def handle_label(self, tablename, **options):
-        db = options.get('database', DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS)
+        db = options.get('database')
         cache = BaseDatabaseCache(tablename, {})
         if not router.allow_syncdb(db, cache.cache_model_class):
             return
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/reset.py b/django/core/management/commands/reset.py
index 9539212f48..e45edb70d8 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/reset.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/reset.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Command(AppCommand):
             'This command has been deprecated. The command ``flush`` can be used to delete everything. You can also use ALTER TABLE or DROP TABLE statements manually.',
             DeprecationWarning
         )
-        using = options.get('database', DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS)
+        using = options.get('database')
         connection = connections[using]
 
         app_name = app.__name__.split('.')[-2]
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/runserver.py b/django/core/management/commands/runserver.py
index fa11f93745..e93af96286 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/runserver.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/runserver.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class BaseRunserverCommand(BaseCommand):
         """
         Runs the server, using the autoreloader if needed
         """
-        use_reloader = options.get('use_reloader', True)
+        use_reloader = options.get('use_reloader')
 
         if use_reloader:
             autoreload.main(self.inner_run, args, options)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class BaseRunserverCommand(BaseCommand):
         from django.conf import settings
         from django.utils import translation
 
-        threading = options.get('use_threading', False)
+        threading = options.get('use_threading')
         shutdown_message = options.get('shutdown_message', '')
         quit_command = (sys.platform == 'win32') and 'CTRL-BREAK' or 'CONTROL-C'