diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl_ndb/t/rpl_ndb_2innodb.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl_ndb/t/rpl_ndb_2innodb.test
index 43ad901d746..3b075808481 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl_ndb/t/rpl_ndb_2innodb.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl_ndb/t/rpl_ndb_2innodb.test
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
 
 -- connection slave
 -- source include/have_innodb.inc
+
+# Remove any old ndb_apply_status from slaves datadir
+let $datadir= `SELECT @@datadir`;
+--error 0,1
+remove_file $datadir/mysql/ndb_apply_status.frm;
+--error 0,1
+remove_file $datadir/mysql/ndb_apply_status.ndb;
+
 set @@global.slave_exec_mode= 'IDEMPOTENT';
 CREATE TABLE mysql.ndb_apply_status
                    ( server_id INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl_ndb/t/rpl_ndb_2myisam.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl_ndb/t/rpl_ndb_2myisam.test
index b19116ffd78..560efec255b 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl_ndb/t/rpl_ndb_2myisam.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl_ndb/t/rpl_ndb_2myisam.test
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@
 -- source include/master-slave.inc
 
 -- connection slave
+
+# Remove any old ndb_apply_status from slaves datadir
+let $datadir= `SELECT @@datadir`;
+--error 0,1
+remove_file $datadir/mysql/ndb_apply_status.frm;
+--error 0,1
+remove_file $datadir/mysql/ndb_apply_status.ndb;
+
 set @@global.slave_exec_mode= 'IDEMPOTENT';
 CREATE TABLE mysql.ndb_apply_status
                    ( server_id INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl_ndb/t/rpl_ndb_2other.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl_ndb/t/rpl_ndb_2other.test
index 67e8f7cea42..99eb5d50364 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl_ndb/t/rpl_ndb_2other.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl_ndb/t/rpl_ndb_2other.test
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ SET storage_engine=ndb;
 --echo === NDB -> MYISAM ===
 --echo
 connection slave;
+
+# Remove any old ndb_apply_status from slaves datadir
+let $datadir= `SELECT @@datadir`;
+--error 0,1
+remove_file $datadir/mysql/ndb_apply_status.frm;
+--error 0,1
+remove_file $datadir/mysql/ndb_apply_status.ndb;
+
 set @@global.slave_exec_mode= 'IDEMPOTENT';
 CREATE TABLE mysql.ndb_apply_status
                    ( server_id INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,