diff --git a/butane/tests/r2d2.rs b/butane/tests/r2d2.rs
index c4183e0..42f7226 100644
--- a/butane/tests/r2d2.rs
+++ b/butane/tests/r2d2.rs
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@ fn r2d2_sqlite() {
         let mut conn1 = pool.get().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(pool.state().connections, 3);
         assert_eq!(pool.state().idle_connections, 2);
-        setup_db(
-            Box::new(butane::db::sqlite::SQLiteBackend::new()),
-            &mut conn1,
-            true,
-        );
+        setup_db(&mut conn1);
 
         let _conn2 = pool.get().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(pool.state().idle_connections, 1);
@@ -42,7 +38,7 @@ fn r2d2_pq() {
         let mut conn1 = pool.get().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(pool.state().connections, 3);
         assert_eq!(pool.state().idle_connections, 2);
-        setup_db(Box::new(butane::db::pg::PgBackend::new()), &mut conn1, true);
+        setup_db(&mut conn1);
 
         let _conn2 = pool.get().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(pool.state().idle_connections, 1);
diff --git a/butane/tests/unmigrate.rs b/butane/tests/unmigrate.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..683b769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/butane/tests/unmigrate.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+//! Test the "current" migration created by the butane_test_helper due to
+//! all of the other tests in the butane/tests directory.
+#![cfg(test)]
+use butane::db::Connection;
+use butane::migrations::{Migration, Migrations};
+use butane_test_helper::*;
+
+fn unmigrate(mut connection: Connection) {
+    let mem_migrations = create_current_migrations(&connection);
+
+    let migrations = mem_migrations.unapplied_migrations(&connection).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(migrations.len(), 0);
+
+    let migration = mem_migrations.latest().unwrap();
+    migration.downgrade(&mut connection).unwrap();
+
+    let migrations = mem_migrations.unapplied_migrations(&connection).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(migrations.len(), 1);
+}
+testall!(unmigrate);
diff --git a/butane_test_helper/src/lib.rs b/butane_test_helper/src/lib.rs
index 9bb1e8c..bec1926 100644
--- a/butane_test_helper/src/lib.rs
+++ b/butane_test_helper/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ use std::process::{ChildStderr, Command, Stdio};
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 use block_id::{Alphabet, BlockId};
-use butane_core::db::{connect, get_backend, pg, sqlite, Backend, Connection, ConnectionSpec};
+use butane_core::db::{
+    connect, get_backend, pg, sqlite, Backend, BackendConnection, Connection, ConnectionSpec,
+};
 use butane_core::migrations::{self, MemMigrations, Migration, Migrations, MigrationsMut};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -179,16 +181,15 @@ pub fn pg_connstr(data: &PgSetupData) -> String {
     data.connstr.clone()
 }
 
-/// Populate the database schema.
-pub fn setup_db(backend: Box<dyn Backend>, conn: &mut Connection, migrate: bool) {
+/// Create a [`MemMigrations`]` for the "current" migration.
+pub fn create_current_migrations(connection: &Connection) -> MemMigrations {
+    let backend = connection.backend();
+
     let mut root = std::env::current_dir().unwrap();
     root.push(".butane/migrations");
     let mut disk_migrations = migrations::from_root(&root);
     let disk_current = disk_migrations.current();
     log::info!("Loading migrations from {:?}", disk_current);
-    if !migrate {
-        return;
-    }
     // Create an in-memory Migrations and write only to that. This
     // allows concurrent tests to avoid stomping on each other and is
     // also faster than real disk writes.
@@ -208,6 +209,12 @@ pub fn setup_db(backend: Box<dyn Backend>, conn: &mut Connection, migrate: bool)
             .expect("expected to create migration without error"),
         "expected to create migration"
     );
+    mem_migrations
+}
+
+/// Populate the database schema.
+pub fn setup_db(conn: &mut Connection) {
+    let mem_migrations = create_current_migrations(conn);
     log::info!("created current migration");
     mem_migrations.migrate(conn).unwrap();
 }
@@ -240,7 +247,9 @@ macro_rules! maketest {
                 let $dataname = butane_test_helper::[<$backend _setup>]();
                 log::info!("connecting to {}..", &$connstr);
                 let mut conn = backend.connect(&$connstr).expect("Could not connect backend");
-                butane_test_helper::setup_db(backend, &mut conn, $migrate);
+                if $migrate {
+                    butane_test_helper::setup_db(&mut conn);
+                }
                 log::info!("running test on {}..", &$connstr);
                 $fname(conn);
                 butane_test_helper::[<$backend _teardown>]($dataname);
diff --git a/examples/newtype/tests/rollback.rs b/examples/newtype/tests/rollback.rs
index a629518..86f67f5 100644
--- a/examples/newtype/tests/rollback.rs
+++ b/examples/newtype/tests/rollback.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use butane::db::{BackendConnection, Connection};
-use butane::migrations::{Migration, Migrations};
+use butane::migrations::Migrations;
 use butane::DataObject;
 use butane_test_helper::*;
 
@@ -31,27 +31,12 @@ fn migrate_and_rollback(mut connection: Connection) {
     // Migrate forward.
     let base_dir = std::path::PathBuf::from(".butane");
     let migrations = butane_cli::get_migrations(&base_dir).unwrap();
-    let to_apply = migrations.unapplied_migrations(&connection).unwrap();
 
     migrations.migrate(&mut connection).unwrap();
 
     insert_data(&connection);
 
     // Rollback migrations.
-    for migration in to_apply.iter().rev() {
-        if connection.backend_name() == "pg" && migration.name() == "20240401_095709389_init" {
-            // Postgres error db error: ERROR: cannot drop table blog because other objects depend on it
-            // DETAIL: constraint post_blog_fkey on table post depends on table blog
-            // HINT: Use DROP ... CASCADE to drop the dependent objects too.
-            let err = migration.downgrade(&mut connection).unwrap_err();
-            eprintln!("Rolled back {} failed: {err:?}", migration.name());
-            return;
-        }
-
-        migration
-            .downgrade(&mut connection)
-            .unwrap_or_else(|err| panic!("rollback of {} failed: {err}", migration.name()));
-        eprintln!("Rolled back {}", migration.name());
-    }
+    migrations.unmigrate(&mut connection).unwrap();
 }
 testall_no_migrate!(migrate_and_rollback);