diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 5b57cae5..5cc9cb9d 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ Installation
 ============
 
 - Add the gem to your Gemfile `gem "plutus"`
-
-- generate migration files `rails g plutus`
-
+- generate migration files `rake plutus:install:migrations`
 - run migrations `rake db:migrate`
 
 Overview
diff --git a/lib/generators/plutus/templates/migration.rb b/db/migrate/20160422010135_create_plutus_tables.rb
similarity index 87%
rename from lib/generators/plutus/templates/migration.rb
rename to db/migrate/20160422010135_create_plutus_tables.rb
index 1879a3ab..7be31ff6 100644
--- a/lib/generators/plutus/templates/migration.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20160422010135_create_plutus_tables.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class CreatePlutusTables < ActiveRecord::Migration[4.2]
-  def self.up
+  def change
     create_table :plutus_accounts do |t|
       t.string :name
       t.string :type
@@ -30,10 +30,4 @@ def self.up
     add_index :plutus_amounts, [:account_id, :entry_id]
     add_index :plutus_amounts, [:entry_id, :account_id]
   end
-
-  def self.down
-    drop_table :plutus_accounts
-    drop_table :plutus_entries
-    drop_table :plutus_amounts
-  end
 end
diff --git a/fixture_rails_root/db/migrate/20170710173916_create_plutus_tables.rb b/fixture_rails_root/db/migrate/20170710173916_create_plutus_tables.rb
index 7851eee3..65f09755 100644
--- a/fixture_rails_root/db/migrate/20170710173916_create_plutus_tables.rb
+++ b/fixture_rails_root/db/migrate/20170710173916_create_plutus_tables.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class CreatePlutusTables < ActiveRecord::Migration[4.2]
-  def self.up
+  def change
     create_table :plutus_accounts do |t|
       t.string :name
       t.string :type
@@ -30,10 +30,4 @@ def self.up
     add_index :plutus_amounts, [:account_id, :entry_id]
     add_index :plutus_amounts, [:entry_id, :account_id]
   end
-
-  def self.down
-    drop_table :plutus_accounts
-    drop_table :plutus_entries
-    drop_table :plutus_amounts
-  end
 end
diff --git a/fixture_rails_root/db/migrate/20170710174915_tenant_plutus_tables.rb b/fixture_rails_root/db/migrate/20180709082453_tenant_plutus_tables.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from fixture_rails_root/db/migrate/20170710174915_tenant_plutus_tables.rb
rename to fixture_rails_root/db/migrate/20180709082453_tenant_plutus_tables.rb
diff --git a/fixture_rails_root/db/schema.rb b/fixture_rails_root/db/schema.rb
index 67d7b6fa..b68be5a8 100644
--- a/fixture_rails_root/db/schema.rb
+++ b/fixture_rails_root/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20170710174915) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20180709082453) do
 
   create_table "plutus_accounts", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.string "name"
diff --git a/lib/generators/plutus/templates/add_date_migration.rb b/lib/generators/plutus/templates/add_date_migration.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ba4c6ea..00000000
--- a/lib/generators/plutus/templates/add_date_migration.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-class AddDateToPlutusEntries < ActiveRecord::Migration[4.2]
-  def change
-    add_column :plutus_entries, :date, :date
-    add_index :plutus_entries, :date
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/generators/plutus/templates/update_migration.rb b/lib/generators/plutus/templates/update_migration.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d86451d..00000000
--- a/lib/generators/plutus/templates/update_migration.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-class UpdatePlutusTables < ActiveRecord::Migration[4.2]
-  def change
-    # we have to remove these indexes because the temporary
-    # table index name is too long
-    remove_index :plutus_amounts, [:account_id, :transaction_id]
-    remove_index :plutus_amounts, [:transaction_id, :account_id]
-    remove_index :plutus_transactions, column: [:commercial_document_id, :commercial_document_type], :name => "index_transactions_on_commercial_doc"
-
-    rename_table :plutus_transactions, :plutus_entries
-    rename_column :plutus_amounts, :transaction_id, :entry_id
-
-    # adding the indexes back
-    add_index :plutus_amounts, [:account_id, :entry_id]
-    add_index :plutus_amounts, [:entry_id, :account_id]
-    add_index :plutus_entries, [:commercial_document_id, :commercial_document_type], :name => "index_entries_on_commercial_doc"
-  end
-end