diff --git a/USAGE.md b/USAGE.md
index 3ba004c..1e0b25c 100644
--- a/USAGE.md
+++ b/USAGE.md
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ go build
 ### alter
 
 - Type: String
-- Default value: `engine=innodb`
 - Examples: `add column foo int`, `add index foo (bar)`
 
 The alter table command to perform. The default value is a _null alter table_, which can be useful for testing.
@@ -136,7 +135,6 @@ When set to `TRUE`, if Spirit encounters a checkpoint belonging to a previous mi
 ### table
 
 - Type: String
-- Default value: `stock`
 
 The table that the schema change will be performed on.
 
diff --git a/pkg/migration/migration.go b/pkg/migration/migration.go
index f9eaf1d..6f1d64e 100644
--- a/pkg/migration/migration.go
+++ b/pkg/migration/migration.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ type Migration struct {
 	Username             string        `name:"username" help:"User" optional:"" default:"msandbox"`
 	Password             string        `name:"password" help:"Password" optional:"" default:"msandbox"`
 	Database             string        `name:"database" help:"Database" optional:"" default:"test"`
-	Table                string        `name:"table" help:"Table" optional:"" default:"stock"`
-	Alter                string        `name:"alter" help:"The alter statement to run on the table" optional:"" default:"engine=innodb"`
+	Table                string        `name:"table" help:"Table" optional:""`
+	Alter                string        `name:"alter" help:"The alter statement to run on the table" optional:""`
 	Threads              int           `name:"threads" help:"Number of concurrent threads for copy and checksum tasks" optional:"" default:"4"`
 	TargetChunkTime      time.Duration `name:"target-chunk-time" help:"The target copy time for each chunk" optional:"" default:"500ms"`
 	ForceInplace         bool          `name:"force-inplace" help:"Force attempt to use inplace (only safe without replicas or with Aurora Global)" optional:"" default:"false"`
diff --git a/scripts/build_and_run.sh b/scripts/build_and_run.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 3b81fe0..0000000
--- a/scripts/build_and_run.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-go build ./cmd/spirit
-~/sandboxes/msb_8_0_28/use test -e "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (id INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY auto_increment, b INT NOT NULL, c INT NOT NULL)"
-./spirit --host "127.0.0.1:8028" --database=test --table=t1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/buildandrun.sh b/scripts/buildandrun.sh
index bb5a301..f12124b 100755
--- a/scripts/buildandrun.sh
+++ b/scripts/buildandrun.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -e
 
 go build ./cmd/spirit
 
-params=(--host="$HOST" --username="$USERNAME" --password="$PASSWORD" --database="$DATABASE" --table="$TABLE")
+params=(--host="$HOST" --username="$USERNAME" --password="$PASSWORD" --database="$DATABASE" --table="$TABLE" --alter="engine=innodb")
 
 if [ -n "$REPLICA_DSN" ]; then
   params+=(--replica-dsn="$REPLICA_DSN")