diff --git a/lib/ddl/database_manager.php b/lib/ddl/database_manager.php
index 3015cf1f41a..9a10dfdf23b 100644
--- a/lib/ddl/database_manager.php
+++ b/lib/ddl/database_manager.php
@@ -109,11 +109,8 @@ class database_manager {
      * @return success
      */
     public function reset_sequence($table) {
-    /// Calculate the name of the table
-        if (is_string($table)) {
-            $tablename = $table;
-        } else {
-            $tablename = $table->getName();
+        if (!is_string($table) and !($table instanceof xmldb_table)) {
+            throw new ddl_exception('ddlunknownerror', NULL, 'incorrect table parameter!');
         }
 
     /// Check the table exists
@@ -121,7 +118,11 @@ class database_manager {
             throw new ddl_table_missing_exception($tablename);
         }
 
-        return $this->generator->reset_sequence($table);
+        if (!$sqlarr = $this->generator->getResetSequenceSQL($table)) {
+            throw new ddl_exception('ddlunknownerror', null, 'table reset sequence sql not generated');
+        }
+
+        $this->execute_sql_arr($sqlarr);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/ddl/mssql_sql_generator.php b/lib/ddl/mssql_sql_generator.php
index ac18a7f2252..ecafb15bd4f 100644
--- a/lib/ddl/mssql_sql_generator.php
+++ b/lib/ddl/mssql_sql_generator.php
@@ -84,22 +84,21 @@ class mssql_sql_generator extends sql_generator {
 
     /**
      * Reset a sequence to the id field of a table.
-     * @param string $table name of table
-     * @return bool true
-     * @throws dml_exception if error
+     * @param string $table name of table or xmldb_table object
+     * @return array sql commands to execute
      */
-    public function reset_sequence($table) {
+    public function getResetSequenceSQL($table) {
+
         if (is_string($table)) {
-            $tablename = $table;
-        } else {
-            $tablename = $table->getName();
+            $table = new xmldb_table($table);
         }
+
         // From http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms176057.aspx
-        $value = (int)$this->mdb->get_field_sql('SELECT MAX(id) FROM {'.$tablename.'}');
+        $value = (int)$this->mdb->get_field_sql('SELECT MAX(id) FROM {'. $table->getName() . '}');
         if ($value == 0) {
             $value = 1;
         }
-        return $this->mdb->change_database_structure("DBCC CHECKIDENT ('$this->prefix$tablename', RESEED, $value)");
+        return array("DBCC CHECKIDENT ('" . $this->getTableName($table) . "', RESEED, $value)");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -517,7 +516,7 @@ class mssql_sql_generator extends sql_generator {
      * TODO: Moodle 2.1 - drop in Moodle 2.1
      */
     public function getCheckConstraintsFromDB($xmldb_table, $xmldb_field = null) {
-        
+
 
         $results = array();
 
diff --git a/lib/ddl/mysql_sql_generator.php b/lib/ddl/mysql_sql_generator.php
index add01737282..8c74293dcaa 100644
--- a/lib/ddl/mysql_sql_generator.php
+++ b/lib/ddl/mysql_sql_generator.php
@@ -84,19 +84,21 @@ class mysql_sql_generator extends sql_generator {
 
     /**
      * Reset a sequence to the id field of a table.
-     * @param string $table name of table
-     * @return bool success
+     * @param string $table name of table or xmldb_table object
+     * @return array sql commands to execute
      */
-    public function reset_sequence($table) {
-        if (is_string($table)) {
-            $tablename = $table;
-        } else {
+    public function getResetSequenceSQL($table) {
+
+        if ($table instanceof xmldb_table) {
             $tablename = $table->getName();
+        } else {
+            $tablename = $table;
         }
+
         // From http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/alter-table.html
         $value = (int)$this->mdb->get_field_sql('SELECT MAX(id) FROM {'.$tablename.'}');
         $value++;
-        return $this->mdb->change_database_structure("ALTER TABLE $this->prefix$tablename AUTO_INCREMENT = $value");
+        return array("ALTER TABLE $this->prefix$tablename AUTO_INCREMENT = $value");
     }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/ddl/oracle_sql_generator.php b/lib/ddl/oracle_sql_generator.php
index 207d0d7497d..5ead21d8bce 100644
--- a/lib/ddl/oracle_sql_generator.php
+++ b/lib/ddl/oracle_sql_generator.php
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ class oracle_sql_generator extends sql_generator {
 
     /**
      * Reset a sequence to the id field of a table.
-     * @param string $table name of table
-     * @return bool true
-     * @throws dml_exception if error
+     * @param string $table name of table or xmldb_table object
+     * @return array sql commands to execute
      */
-    public function reset_sequence($table) {
+    public function getResetSequenceSQL($table) {
+
         if (is_string($table)) {
             $tablename = $table;
             $xmldb_table = new xmldb_table($tablename);
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ class oracle_sql_generator extends sql_generator {
             $seqname = $this->getNameForObject($table, 'id', 'seq');
         }
 
-        $this->mdb->change_database_structure("DROP SEQUENCE $seqname");
-        return $this->mdb->change_database_structure("CREATE SEQUENCE $seqname START WITH $value INCREMENT BY 1 NOMAXVALUE");
+        return array ("DROP SEQUENCE $seqname",
+                      "CREATE SEQUENCE $seqname START WITH $value INCREMENT BY 1 NOMAXVALUE");
     }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/ddl/postgres_sql_generator.php b/lib/ddl/postgres_sql_generator.php
index 74f238fda83..19c83d1d86c 100644
--- a/lib/ddl/postgres_sql_generator.php
+++ b/lib/ddl/postgres_sql_generator.php
@@ -63,20 +63,21 @@ class postgres_sql_generator extends sql_generator {
 
     /**
      * Reset a sequence to the id field of a table.
-     * @param string $table name of table
-     * @return bool true
-     * @throws dml_exception if error
+     * @param string $table name of table or xmldb_table object
+     * @return array sql commands to execute
      */
-    public function reset_sequence($table) {
-        if (is_string($table)) {
-            $tablename = $table;
-        } else {
+    public function getResetSequenceSQL($table) {
+
+        if ($table instanceof xmldb_table) {
             $tablename = $table->getName();
+        } else {
+            $tablename = $table;
         }
+
         // From http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/static/sql-altersequence.html
         $value = (int)$this->mdb->get_field_sql('SELECT MAX(id) FROM {'.$tablename.'}');
         $value++;
-        return $this->mdb->change_database_structure("ALTER SEQUENCE $this->prefix{$tablename}_id_seq RESTART WITH $value");
+        return array("ALTER SEQUENCE $this->prefix{$tablename}_id_seq RESTART WITH $value");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/ddl/simpletest/testddl.php b/lib/ddl/simpletest/testddl.php
index 94393e29594..b0e5069ad7b 100755
--- a/lib/ddl/simpletest/testddl.php
+++ b/lib/ddl/simpletest/testddl.php
@@ -1299,18 +1299,24 @@ class ddl_test extends UnitTestCase {
         $table->add_field('id', XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, XMLDB_SEQUENCE, null);
         $table->add_field('course', XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '0');
         $table->add_key('primary', XMLDB_KEY_PRIMARY, array('id'));
+
+        // Drop if exists
+        if ($dbman->table_exists($table)) {
+            $dbman->drop_table($table);
+        }
         $dbman->create_table($table);
-        $this->tables[$table->getName()] = $table;
+        $tablename = $table->getName();
+        $this->tables[$tablename] = $table;
 
         $record = (object)array('id'=>666, 'course'=>10);
         $DB->import_record('testtable', $record);
         $DB->delete_records('testtable');
 
-        $this->assertTrue($dbman->reset_sequence('testtable'));
+        $dbman->reset_sequence($table); // using xmldb object
         $this->assertEqual(1, $DB->insert_record('testtable', (object)array('course'=>13)));
 
         $DB->import_record('testtable', $record);
-        $this->assertTrue($dbman->reset_sequence('testtable'));
+        $dbman->reset_sequence($tablename); // using string
         $this->assertEqual(667, $DB->insert_record('testtable', (object)array('course'=>13)));
 
         $dbman->drop_table($table);
diff --git a/lib/ddl/sql_generator.php b/lib/ddl/sql_generator.php
index 4b6dc5471b8..4e5ec8959a5 100644
--- a/lib/ddl/sql_generator.php
+++ b/lib/ddl/sql_generator.php
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ abstract class sql_generator {
      * @param string $table name of table
      * @return success
      */
-    public abstract function reset_sequence($tablename);
+    public abstract function getResetSequenceSQL($tablename);
 
     /**
      * This function will return the SQL code needed to create db tables and statements
diff --git a/lib/ddl/sqlite_sql_generator.php b/lib/ddl/sqlite_sql_generator.php
index 8850c1f0c63..31b0eb7969c 100644
--- a/lib/ddl/sqlite_sql_generator.php
+++ b/lib/ddl/sqlite_sql_generator.php
@@ -74,18 +74,18 @@ class sqlite_sql_generator extends sql_generator {
 
     /**
      * Reset a sequence to the id field of a table.
-     * @param string $table name of table
+     * @param string $table name of table or xmldb_object
      * @return bool success
      */
-    public function reset_sequence($table) {
-        if (is_string($table)) {
-            $tablename = $table;
-        } else {
-            $tablename = $table->getName();
+    public function getResetSequenceSQL($table) {
+
+        if ($table instanceof xmldb_table) {
+            $table = $table->getName();
         }
+
         // From http://sqlite.org/autoinc.html
         $value = (int)$this->mdb->get_field_sql('SELECT MAX(id) FROM {'.$tablename.'}');
-        return $this->mdb->change_database_structure("UPDATE sqlite_sequence SET seq=$value WHERE name='$this->prefix$tablename'");
+        return array("UPDATE sqlite_sequence SET seq=$value WHERE name='$this->prefix$tablename'");
     }
 
     /**