Index: lib/jdbc_adapter/jdbc_mysql.rb
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--- lib/jdbc_adapter/jdbc_mysql.rb	(revision 1045)
+++ lib/jdbc_adapter/jdbc_mysql.rb	(working copy)
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
     end
 
     def create_table(name, options = {}) #:nodoc:
-      super(name, {:options => "ENGINE=InnoDB CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin"}.merge(options))
+      super(name, {:options => "ENGINE=InnoDB CHARACTER SET utf8"}.merge(options))
     end
 
     def rename_table(name, new_name)