diff --git a/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-1.7.56.13-to-susemanager-schema-1.7.56.18/01_123-rhnChannelNewestPackageView.sql b/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-1.7.56.13-to-susemanager-schema-1.7.56.18/01_123-rhnChannelNewestPackageView.sql
index f845d2f29d76..87188d35c48e 100644
--- a/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-1.7.56.13-to-susemanager-schema-1.7.56.18/01_123-rhnChannelNewestPackageView.sql
+++ b/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-1.7.56.13-to-susemanager-schema-1.7.56.18/01_123-rhnChannelNewestPackageView.sql
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@
 --
 -- this is much more readable with ts=4, enjoy!
 
-create or replace view
-rhnChannelNewestPackageView
-as
+DROP VIEW IF EXISTS rhnChannelNewestPackageView;
+CREATE VIEW rhnChannelNewestPackageView AS
 SELECT channel_id,
        name_id,
        evr_id,
diff --git a/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-1.7.56.20-to-susemanager-schema-1.7.57/00_015-evr_t-max-replace.sql b/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-1.7.56.20-to-susemanager-schema-1.7.57/00_015-evr_t-max-replace.sql
index d1bfac9a2c03..412598bd9044 100644
--- a/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-1.7.56.20-to-susemanager-schema-1.7.57/00_015-evr_t-max-replace.sql
+++ b/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-1.7.56.20-to-susemanager-schema-1.7.57/00_015-evr_t-max-replace.sql
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ rhnServerNeededView
 AS
 select 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 from dual;
 
-create or replace view
-rhnChannelNewestPackageView
-as
+DROP VIEW IF EXISTS rhnChannelNewestPackageView;
+CREATE VIEW rhnChannelNewestPackageView AS
 SELECT 1.0 as channel_id,
        1.0 as name_id,
        1.0 as evr_id,
diff --git a/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-4.2.9-to-susemanager-schema-4.2.10/015-ignore-retracted-pkgs-in-newest-pkgs-view.sql b/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-4.2.9-to-susemanager-schema-4.2.10/015-ignore-retracted-pkgs-in-newest-pkgs-view.sql
index 75c369cf27ae..737d5611a778 100644
--- a/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-4.2.9-to-susemanager-schema-4.2.10/015-ignore-retracted-pkgs-in-newest-pkgs-view.sql
+++ b/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-4.2.9-to-susemanager-schema-4.2.10/015-ignore-retracted-pkgs-in-newest-pkgs-view.sql
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@
 -- http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt.
 --
 
-create or replace view
-rhnChannelNewestPackageView
-as
+DROP VIEW IF EXISTS rhnChannelNewestPackageView;
+CREATE VIEW rhnChannelNewestPackageView AS
 SELECT channel_id,
        name_id,
        evr_id,
diff --git a/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-4.3.17-to-susemanager-schema-4.3.18/000-ptf-package-visibility.sql b/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-4.3.17-to-susemanager-schema-4.3.18/000-ptf-package-visibility.sql
index faa26b23c83c..fc5fbf0b16e4 100644
--- a/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-4.3.17-to-susemanager-schema-4.3.18/000-ptf-package-visibility.sql
+++ b/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-4.3.17-to-susemanager-schema-4.3.18/000-ptf-package-visibility.sql
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW susePackageExcludingPartOfPtf AS
 ;
 
 -- Update the view for the newest package to exclude packages part of a PTF
-create or replace view
-rhnChannelNewestPackageView
-as
+DROP VIEW IF EXISTS rhnChannelNewestPackageView;
+CREATE VIEW rhnChannelNewestPackageView AS
 SELECT channel_id,
        name_id,
        evr_id,
diff --git a/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-4.3.4-to-susemanager-schema-4.3.5/030-rhnChannelNewestPackageView-fix-duplicates.sql b/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-4.3.4-to-susemanager-schema-4.3.5/030-rhnChannelNewestPackageView-fix-duplicates.sql
index 06cfceca2bc2..2e21f39caa7f 100644
--- a/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-4.3.4-to-susemanager-schema-4.3.5/030-rhnChannelNewestPackageView-fix-duplicates.sql
+++ b/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-4.3.4-to-susemanager-schema-4.3.5/030-rhnChannelNewestPackageView-fix-duplicates.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-create or replace view
-rhnChannelNewestPackageView
-as
+DROP VIEW IF EXISTS rhnChannelNewestPackageView;
+CREATE VIEW rhnChannelNewestPackageView AS
 SELECT channel_id,
        name_id,
        evr_id,
diff --git a/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-4.4.3-to-susemanager-schema-4.4.4/400-ptf-package-visibility.sql b/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-4.4.3-to-susemanager-schema-4.4.4/400-ptf-package-visibility.sql
index faa26b23c83c..fc5fbf0b16e4 100644
--- a/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-4.4.3-to-susemanager-schema-4.4.4/400-ptf-package-visibility.sql
+++ b/schema/spacewalk/upgrade/susemanager-schema-4.4.3-to-susemanager-schema-4.4.4/400-ptf-package-visibility.sql
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW susePackageExcludingPartOfPtf AS
 ;
 
 -- Update the view for the newest package to exclude packages part of a PTF
-create or replace view
-rhnChannelNewestPackageView
-as
+DROP VIEW IF EXISTS rhnChannelNewestPackageView;
+CREATE VIEW rhnChannelNewestPackageView AS
 SELECT channel_id,
        name_id,
        evr_id,