diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-db2.sql b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-db2.sql
index 1224021a8..a2ad48720 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-db2.sql
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-db2.sql
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION  (
 	EXIT_CODE VARCHAR(20),
 	EXIT_MESSAGE VARCHAR(250));
 
-CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ;
-CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_STEP_SEQ;
-CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ;
-CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_JOB_SEQ;
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ (ID BIGINT  PRIMARY KEY GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY, DUMMY VARCHAR(1));
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_SEQ (ID BIGINT  PRIMARY KEY GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY, DUMMY VARCHAR(1));
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ (ID BIGINT  PRIMARY KEY GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY, DUMMY VARCHAR(1));
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_SEQ (ID BIGINT  PRIMARY KEY GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY, DUMMY VARCHAR(1));
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-derby.sql b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-derby.sql
index e3447e650..d67aae800 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-derby.sql
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-derby.sql
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ DROP TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION ;
 DROP TABLE BATCH_STEP ;
 DROP TABLE BATCH_JOB ;
 
-DROP SEQUENCE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ ;
-DROP SEQUENCE BATCH_STEP_SEQ ;
-DROP SEQUENCE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ ;
-DROP SEQUENCE BATCH_JOB_SEQ ;
+DROP TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ ;
+DROP TABLE BATCH_STEP_SEQ ;
+DROP TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ ;
+DROP TABLE BATCH_JOB_SEQ ;
 
 -- Autogenerated: do not edit this file
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB  (
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/db2.vpp b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/db2.vpp
index 3713aa6f5..00645d2a7 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/db2.vpp
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/db2.vpp
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-#macro (sequence $name)CREATE SEQUENCE ${name};
+#macro (sequence $name)CREATE TABLE ${name} (ID BIGINT  PRIMARY KEY GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY, DUMMY VARCHAR(1));
 #end
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/derby.properties b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/derby.properties
index 9f34bc337..b0620ad81 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/derby.properties
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/derby.properties
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ BIGINT = BIGINT
 IDENTITY = 
 GENERATED = GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY
 # for generating drop statements...
-SEQUENCE = SEQUENCE
+SEQUENCE = TABLE