diff --git a/test/test_collection.py b/test/test_collection.py
index 3d61fd740..e0973b4e2 100644
--- a/test/test_collection.py
+++ b/test/test_collection.py
@@ -295,9 +295,8 @@ class TestCollection(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(db.test.doesnotexist.options(), {})
 
         db.drop_collection("test")
-        options = {"capped": True}
-        db.create_collection("test", options)
-        self.assertEqual(db.test.options(), options)
+        db.create_collection("test", capped=True)
+        self.assertEqual(db.test.options(), {"capped": True})
         db.drop_collection("test")
 
     def test_insert_find_one(self):
@@ -616,7 +615,7 @@ class TestCollection(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_safe_remove(self):
         db = self.db
         db.drop_collection("test")
-        db.create_collection("test", {"capped": True, "size": 1000})
+        db.create_collection("test", capped=True, size=1000)
 
         db.test.insert({"x": 1})
         self.assertEqual(1, db.test.count())
diff --git a/test/test_cursor.py b/test/test_cursor.py
index 8376aa754..bfcd78903 100644
--- a/test/test_cursor.py
+++ b/test/test_cursor.py
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ class TestCursor(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_tailable(self):
         db = self.db
         db.drop_collection("test")
-        db.create_collection("test", {"capped": True, "size": 1000})
+        db.create_collection("test", capped=True, size=1000)
 
         cursor = db.test.find(tailable=True)
 
diff --git a/test/test_database.py b/test/test_database.py
index 792d31854..46abe027d 100644
--- a/test/test_database.py
+++ b/test/test_database.py
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ class TestDatabase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, db.create_collection, 5)
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, db.create_collection, None)
         self.assertRaises(InvalidName, db.create_collection, "coll..ection")
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, db.create_collection, "test", 5)
 
         test = db.create_collection("test")
         test.save({"hello": u"world"})