diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-db2.sql b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-db2.sql
index a2ad48720..1224021a8 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 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));
+CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ;
+CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_STEP_SEQ;
+CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ;
+CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_JOB_SEQ;
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-derby.sql b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-derby.sql
index d67aae800..abf9e737c 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-derby.sql
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-derby.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/sql/db2.vpp b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/db2.vpp
index 00645d2a7..3713aa6f5 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 TABLE ${name} (ID BIGINT  PRIMARY KEY GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY, DUMMY VARCHAR(1));
+#macro (sequence $name)CREATE SEQUENCE ${name};
 #end
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/derby.vpp b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/derby.vpp
index 3713aa6f5..00645d2a7 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/derby.vpp
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/derby.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