diff --git a/src/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB/TableContext.fs b/src/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB/TableContext.fs
index 975604e..1e1c265 100644
--- a/src/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB/TableContext.fs
+++ b/src/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB/TableContext.fs
@@ -1133,11 +1133,8 @@ module Scripting =
         /// <param name="client">DynamoDB client instance.</param>
         /// <param name="tableName">Table name to target.</param>
         /// <param name="throughput">Optional throughput to configure if the Table does not yet exist.</param>
-        /// <param name="metricsCollector">Function to receive request metrics.</param>
-        static member Initialize<'TRecord>
-            (   client : IAmazonDynamoDB, tableName : string, ?throughput,
-                ?metricsCollector : RequestMetrics -> unit) : TableContext<'TRecord> =
-            let context = TableContext<'TRecord>(client, tableName, ?metricsCollector = metricsCollector)
+        static member Initialize<'TRecord>(client : IAmazonDynamoDB, tableName : string, ?throughput) : TableContext<'TRecord> =
+            let context = TableContext<'TRecord>(client, tableName)
             match throughput with
             | None -> context.VerifyTableAsync() |> Async.RunSynchronously
             | Some t -> context.VerifyOrCreateTableAsync(t) |> Async.RunSynchronously
diff --git a/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/ConditionalExpressionTests.fs b/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/ConditionalExpressionTests.fs
index 621a0f3..13ae79a 100644
--- a/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/ConditionalExpressionTests.fs
+++ b/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/ConditionalExpressionTests.fs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ type ``Conditional Expression Tests`` (fixture : TableFixture) =
             Serialized = rand(), guid()
         }
 
-    let table = fixture.CreateContextAndTableIfNotExists<CondExprRecord>()
+    let table = fixture.CreateEmpty<CondExprRecord>()
 
     let [<Fact>] ``Item exists precondition`` () =
         let item = mkItem()
diff --git a/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/MetricsCollectorTests.fs b/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/MetricsCollectorTests.fs
index 100aba7..5bf6ef7 100644
--- a/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/MetricsCollectorTests.fs
+++ b/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/MetricsCollectorTests.fs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ let (|TotalCu|) : ConsumedCapacity list -> float = Seq.sumBy (fun c -> c.Capacit
 /// Tests without common setup
 type Tests(fixture : TableFixture) =
 
-    let rawTable = fixture.CreateContextAndTableIfNotExists<MetricsRecord>()
+    let rawTable = fixture.CreateEmpty<MetricsRecord>()
 
     let (|ExpectedTableName|_|) name = if name = fixture.TableName then Some () else None
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ type Tests(fixture : TableFixture) =
 /// Tests that look up a specific item. Each test run gets a fresh individual item
 type ItemTests(fixture : TableFixture) =
 
-    let rawTable = fixture.CreateContextAndTableIfNotExists<MetricsRecord>()
+    let rawTable = fixture.CreateEmpty<MetricsRecord>()
     let (|ExpectedTableName|_|) name = if name = fixture.TableName then Some () else None
 
     let item = mkItem (guid()) (guid()) 0
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ type ItemTests(fixture : TableFixture) =
 /// Heavy tests reliant on establishing (and mutating) multiple items. Separate Test Class so Xunit will run them in parallel with others
 type BulkMutationTests(fixture : TableFixture) =
 
-    let rawTable = fixture.CreateContextAndTableIfNotExists<MetricsRecord>()
+    let rawTable = fixture.CreateEmpty<MetricsRecord>()
     let (|ExpectedTableName|_|) name = if name = fixture.TableName then Some () else None
 
     // NOTE we mutate the items so they need to be established each time
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ type ManyReadOnlyItemsFixture() =
     inherit TableFixture()
 
     // TOCONSIDER shift this into IAsyncLifetime.InitializeAsync
-    let table = base.CreateContextAndTableIfNotExists<MetricsRecord>()
+    let table = base.CreateEmpty<MetricsRecord>()
 
     let hk = guid ()
     do  let gsk = guid ()
diff --git a/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/PaginationTests.fs b/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/PaginationTests.fs
index e4cfa49..93d6833 100644
--- a/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/PaginationTests.fs
+++ b/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/PaginationTests.fs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type ``Pagination Tests`` (fixture : TableFixture) =
             LocalAttribute = int (rand () % 2L)
         }
 
-    let table = fixture.CreateContextAndTableIfNotExists<PaginationRecord>()
+    let table = fixture.CreateEmpty<PaginationRecord>()
 
     let [<Fact>] ``Paginated Query on Primary Key`` () =
         let hk = guid()
diff --git a/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/ProjectionExpressionTests.fs b/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/ProjectionExpressionTests.fs
index db5f1e5..5b039cd 100644
--- a/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/ProjectionExpressionTests.fs
+++ b/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/ProjectionExpressionTests.fs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ type ``Projection Expression Tests`` (fixture : TableFixture) =
             Serialized = rand(), guid() ; Serialized2 = { NV = guid() ; NE = enum<Enum> (int (rand()) % 3) } ;
         }
 
-    let table = fixture.CreateContextAndTableIfNotExists<ProjectionExprRecord>()
+    let table = fixture.CreateEmpty<ProjectionExprRecord>()
 
     let [<Fact>] ``Should fail on invalid projections`` () =
         let testProj (p : Expr<R -> 'T>) =
diff --git a/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/SimpleTableOperationTests.fs b/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/SimpleTableOperationTests.fs
index 752d307..ec671a9 100644
--- a/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/SimpleTableOperationTests.fs
+++ b/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/SimpleTableOperationTests.fs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ type ``Simple Table Operation Tests`` (fixture : TableFixture) =
             Unions = [Choice1Of3 (guid()) ; Choice2Of3(rand()) ; Choice3Of3(Guid.NewGuid().ToByteArray())]
         }
 
-    let table = fixture.CreateContextAndTableIfNotExists<SimpleRecord>()
+    let table = fixture.CreateEmpty<SimpleRecord>()
 
     let [<Fact>] ``Convert to compatible table`` () =
         let table' = table.WithRecordType<CompatibleRecord> ()
diff --git a/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/SparseGSITests.fs b/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/SparseGSITests.fs
index f553b30..70e9bda 100644
--- a/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/SparseGSITests.fs
+++ b/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/SparseGSITests.fs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type ``Sparse GSI Tests`` (fixture : TableFixture) =
             SecondaryHashKey = if rand() % 2L = 0L then Some (guid()) else None ;
         }
 
-    let table = fixture.CreateContextAndTableIfNotExists<GsiRecord>()
+    let table = fixture.CreateEmpty<GsiRecord>()
 
     let [<Fact>] ``GSI Put Operation`` () =
         let value = mkItem()
diff --git a/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/UpdateExpressionTests.fs b/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/UpdateExpressionTests.fs
index ea95d2d..f9d1343 100644
--- a/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/UpdateExpressionTests.fs
+++ b/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/UpdateExpressionTests.fs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ type ``Update Expression Tests``(fixture : TableFixture) =
             Serialized = rand(), guid() ; Serialized2 = { NV = guid() ; NE = enum<Enum> (int (rand()) % 3) } ;
         }
 
-    let table = fixture.CreateContextAndTableIfNotExists<UpdateExprRecord>()
+    let table = fixture.CreateEmpty<UpdateExprRecord>()
 
     let [<Fact>] ``Attempt to update HashKey`` () =
         let item = mkItem()
diff --git a/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/Utils.fs b/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/Utils.fs
index 4d93c40..606ed0c 100644
--- a/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/Utils.fs
+++ b/tests/FSharp.AWS.DynamoDB.Tests/Utils.fs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ module Utils =
         member _.Client = client
         member _.TableName = tableName
 
-        member _.CreateContextAndTableIfNotExists<'TRecord>() =
+        member _.CreateEmpty<'TRecord>() =
             let throughput = ProvisionedThroughput(readCapacityUnits = 10L, writeCapacityUnits = 10L)
             Scripting.TableContext.Initialize<'TRecord>(client, tableName, Throughput.Provisioned throughput)