diff --git a/dbt/include/redshift/macros/materializations/table.sql b/dbt/include/redshift/macros/materializations/table.sql
index 907c83874..3e1d67894 100644
--- a/dbt/include/redshift/macros/materializations/table.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/redshift/macros/materializations/table.sql
@@ -38,15 +38,14 @@
     {% set existing_relation = load_cached_relation(existing_relation) %}
     {% if existing_relation is not none %}
         {% if existing_relation.can_be_renamed %}
-            {{ adapter.rename_relation(existing_relation, backup_relation) }}
-        {% else  %}
-            {{ drop_relation_if_exists(existing_relation) }}
+            {{ adapter.rename_relation_table(existing_relation, backup_relation) }}
+        {% else %}
+	    drop table if exists {{ existing_relation }} cascade;
         {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
   {% endif %}
 
-
-  {{ adapter.rename_relation(intermediate_relation, target_relation) }}
+  alter table {{ intermediate_relation }} rename to {{ target_relation }}
 
   {% do create_indexes(target_relation) %}