diff --git a/mifosng-db/0001a-mifos-platform-base-ddl-schema.sql b/mifosng-db/0001a-mifos-platform-base-ddl-schema.sql
index e4d56aba6..a2543b928 100644
--- a/mifosng-db/0001a-mifos-platform-base-ddl-schema.sql
+++ b/mifosng-db/0001a-mifos-platform-base-ddl-schema.sql
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `admin_role`;
 
 -- drop reference/lookup tables
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `ref_currency`;
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `ref_loan_status`;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `ref_loan_transaction_processing_strategy`;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `r_code_value`;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `r_code`;
@@ -69,12 +68,6 @@ CREATE TABLE `ref_currency` (
   UNIQUE KEY `code` (`code`)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=1 DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
-CREATE TABLE `ref_loan_status` (
-  `id` smallint(5) NOT NULL,
-  `display_name` varchar(50) DEFAULT NULL,
-  PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
-
 CREATE TABLE `ref_loan_transaction_processing_strategy` (
   `id` bigint(20) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
   `code` varchar(100) DEFAULT NULL,
@@ -397,7 +390,6 @@ CREATE TABLE `portfolio_loan` (
   KEY `FK_loan_ltp_strategy` (`loan_transaction_strategy_id`),
   CONSTRAINT `FK_loan_ltp_strategy` FOREIGN KEY (`loan_transaction_strategy_id`) REFERENCES `ref_loan_transaction_processing_strategy` (`id`),
   CONSTRAINT `FK7C885877240145` FOREIGN KEY (`fund_id`) REFERENCES `org_fund` (`id`),
-  CONSTRAINT `FK7C885878B1147D1` FOREIGN KEY (`loan_status_id`) REFERENCES `ref_loan_status` (`id`),
   CONSTRAINT `FKB6F935D87179A0CB` FOREIGN KEY (`client_id`) REFERENCES `portfolio_client` (`id`),
   CONSTRAINT `FKB6F935D8C8D4B434` FOREIGN KEY (`product_id`) REFERENCES `portfolio_product_loan` (`id`)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=1 DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
diff --git a/mifosng-db/patches/patch-0007-rename-core-tables-with-prefix-m-for-mifos.sql b/mifosng-db/patches/patch-0007-rename-core-tables-with-prefix-m-for-mifos.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..976bc7592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mifosng-db/patches/patch-0007-rename-core-tables-with-prefix-m-for-mifos.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+ALTER TABLE admin_appuser RENAME TO m_appuser;
+ALTER TABLE admin_appuser_role RENAME TO m_appuser_role;
+ALTER TABLE admin_permission RENAME TO m_permission;
+ALTER TABLE admin_role RENAME TO m_role;
+ALTER TABLE admin_role_permission RENAME TO m_role_permission;
+ALTER TABLE o_charge RENAME TO m_charge;
+ALTER TABLE org_fund RENAME TO m_fund;
+ALTER TABLE org_office RENAME TO m_office;
+ALTER TABLE org_organisation_currency RENAME TO m_organisation_currency;
+ALTER TABLE portfolio_client RENAME TO m_client;
+ALTER TABLE portfolio_deposit_account RENAME TO m_deposit_account;
+ALTER TABLE portfolio_group RENAME TO m_group;
+ALTER TABLE portfolio_group_client RENAME TO m_group_client;
+ALTER TABLE portfolio_loan RENAME TO m_loan;
+ALTER TABLE portfolio_loan_repayment_schedule RENAME TO m_loan_repayment_schedule;
+ALTER TABLE portfolio_loan_transaction RENAME TO m_loan_transaction;
+ALTER TABLE portfolio_note RENAME TO m_note;
+ALTER TABLE portfolio_office_transaction RENAME TO m_office_transaction;
+ALTER TABLE portfolio_product_deposit RENAME TO m_product_deposit;
+ALTER TABLE portfolio_product_loan RENAME TO m_product_loan;
+ALTER TABLE portfolio_product_savings RENAME TO m_product_savings;
+ALTER TABLE r_code RENAME TO m_code;
+ALTER TABLE r_code_value RENAME TO m_code_value;
+ALTER TABLE ref_currency RENAME TO m_currency;