diff --git a/spring-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/cql/generator/CreateKeyspaceCqlGenerator.java b/spring-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/cql/generator/CreateKeyspaceCqlGenerator.java
index 2f4a75ccc..f73c38a01 100644
--- a/spring-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/cql/generator/CreateKeyspaceCqlGenerator.java
+++ b/spring-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/cql/generator/CreateKeyspaceCqlGenerator.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class CreateKeyspaceCqlGenerator extends KeyspaceCqlGenerator<CreateKeysp
 
 			// option preamble
 			boolean first = true;
-			cql.append(" WITH ");
+			cql.append("WITH ");
 			// end option preamble
 			
 			if (!options.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/spring-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/keyspace/KeyspaceDescriptor.java b/spring-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/keyspace/KeyspaceDescriptor.java
index b9d34ca36..0357c76f8 100644
--- a/spring-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/keyspace/KeyspaceDescriptor.java
+++ b/spring-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/keyspace/KeyspaceDescriptor.java
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ public interface KeyspaceDescriptor {
 	 * Returns the name of the table as an identifier or quoted identifier as appropriate.
 	 */
 	String getNameAsIdentifier();
-	
-	/**
-	 * Returns the replication strategy.
-	 */
-	Boolean getDurableWrites();
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns an unmodifiable {@link Map} of keyspace options.
diff --git a/spring-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/keyspace/KeyspaceSpecification.java b/spring-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/keyspace/KeyspaceSpecification.java
index b91e1b48d..8cfc98636 100644
--- a/spring-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/keyspace/KeyspaceSpecification.java
+++ b/spring-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/keyspace/KeyspaceSpecification.java
@@ -24,28 +24,4 @@ package org.springframework.cassandra.core.keyspace;
  * @author John McPeek
  */
 public class KeyspaceSpecification<T> extends KeyspaceOptionsSpecification<KeyspaceSpecification<T>> implements KeyspaceDescriptor {
-	
-	private Boolean durableWrites;
-
-	/**
-	 * @param durableWrites the durableWrites to set
-	 */
-	@SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" )
-	public T durableWrites(Boolean durableWrites) {
-		this.durableWrites = durableWrites;
-		
-		return (T) this;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public Boolean getDurableWrites() {
-		return durableWrites;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param durableWrites the durableWrites to set
-	 */
-	public void setDurableWrites(Boolean durableWrites) {
-		this.durableWrites = durableWrites;
-	}
 }