diff --git a/contrib/dblink/expected/dblink.out b/contrib/dblink/expected/dblink.out
index 1f69ab1656bf34725f5e5f4eac163db799a60864..3d801ebdbbede59d6c428386c4bd256f85962190 100644
--- a/contrib/dblink/expected/dblink.out
+++ b/contrib/dblink/expected/dblink.out
@@ -1,31 +1,9 @@
+-- Adjust this setting to control where the objects get created.
+SET search_path = public;
 --
--- First, create a slave database and define the functions and test data
+-- Define the functions and test data
 -- therein.
 --
--- This initial hackery is to allow successive runs without failures.
---
--- Adjust this setting to control where the objects get created.
-SET search_path = public;
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION conditional_drop()
-RETURNS text AS '
-DECLARE
-    dbname    text;
-BEGIN
-    SELECT INTO dbname datname FROM pg_database WHERE datname = ''regression_slave'';
-    IF FOUND THEN
-        DROP DATABASE regression_slave;
-    END IF;
-    RETURN ''OK'';
-END;
-' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
-SELECT conditional_drop();
- conditional_drop 
-------------------
- OK
-(1 row)
-
-CREATE DATABASE regression_slave;
-\connect regression_slave
 -- Turn off echoing so that expected file does not depend on
 -- contents of dblink.sql.
 \set ECHO none
@@ -81,16 +59,9 @@ SELECT dblink_build_sql_delete('foo','1 2',2,'{"0", "a"}');
  DELETE FROM foo WHERE f1 = '0' AND f2 = 'a'
 (1 row)
 
---
--- Connect back to the regression database and define the functions.
--- Turn off echoing so that expected file does not depend on
--- contents of dblink.sql.
---
-\connect regression
-\set ECHO none
 -- regular old dblink
 SELECT *
-FROM dblink('dbname=regression_slave','SELECT * FROM foo') AS t(a int, b text, c text[])
+FROM dblink('dbname=regression','SELECT * FROM foo') AS t(a int, b text, c text[])
 WHERE t.a > 7;
  a | b |     c      
 ---+---+------------
@@ -104,7 +75,7 @@ FROM dblink('SELECT * FROM foo') AS t(a int, b text, c text[])
 WHERE t.a > 7;
 ERROR:  dblink: no connection available
 -- create a persistent connection
-SELECT dblink_connect('dbname=regression_slave');
+SELECT dblink_connect('dbname=regression');
  dblink_connect 
 ----------------
  OK
@@ -182,14 +153,14 @@ WHERE t.a > 7;
 ERROR:  dblink: no connection available
 -- put more data into our slave table, first using arbitrary connection syntax
 -- but truncate the actual return value so we can use diff to check for success
-SELECT substr(dblink_exec('dbname=regression_slave','SET autocommit TO ''on'';INSERT INTO foo VALUES (10,''k'',''{"a10","b10","c10"}'')'),1,6);
+SELECT substr(dblink_exec('dbname=regression','SET autocommit TO ''on'';INSERT INTO foo VALUES(10,''k'',''{"a10","b10","c10"}'')'),1,6);
  substr 
 --------
  INSERT
 (1 row)
 
 -- create a persistent connection
-SELECT dblink_connect('dbname=regression_slave');
+SELECT dblink_connect('dbname=regression');
  dblink_connect 
 ----------------
  OK
@@ -197,7 +168,7 @@ SELECT dblink_connect('dbname=regression_slave');
 
 -- put more data into our slave table, using persistent connection syntax
 -- but truncate the actual return value so we can use diff to check for success
-SELECT substr(dblink_exec('INSERT INTO foo VALUES (11,''l'',''{"a11","b11","c11"}'')'),1,6);
+SELECT substr(dblink_exec('SET autocommit TO ''on'';INSERT INTO foo VALUES(11,''l'',''{"a11","b11","c11"}'')'),1,6);
  substr 
 --------
  INSERT
@@ -223,7 +194,7 @@ FROM dblink('SELECT * FROM foo') AS t(a int, b text, c text[]);
 (12 rows)
 
 -- change some data
-SELECT dblink_exec('UPDATE foo SET f3[2] = ''b99'' WHERE f1 = 11');
+SELECT dblink_exec('SET autocommit TO ''on'';UPDATE foo SET f3[2] = ''b99'' WHERE f1 = 11');
  dblink_exec 
 -------------
  UPDATE 1
@@ -239,7 +210,7 @@ WHERE a = 11;
 (1 row)
 
 -- delete some data
-SELECT dblink_exec('DELETE FROM foo WHERE f1 = 11');
+SELECT dblink_exec('SET autocommit TO ''on'';DELETE FROM foo WHERE f1 = 11');
  dblink_exec 
 -------------
  DELETE 1
diff --git a/contrib/dblink/sql/dblink.sql b/contrib/dblink/sql/dblink.sql
index 3e66467ed4782c1345d11406c45a28679f4f0604..542a42eda0f83c89dfc9de01fb6e61d2021ce228 100644
--- a/contrib/dblink/sql/dblink.sql
+++ b/contrib/dblink/sql/dblink.sql
@@ -1,30 +1,10 @@
---
--- First, create a slave database and define the functions and test data
--- therein.
---
--- This initial hackery is to allow successive runs without failures.
---
-
 -- Adjust this setting to control where the objects get created.
 SET search_path = public;
 
-CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION conditional_drop()
-RETURNS text AS '
-DECLARE
-    dbname    text;
-BEGIN
-    SELECT INTO dbname datname FROM pg_database WHERE datname = ''regression_slave'';
-    IF FOUND THEN
-        DROP DATABASE regression_slave;
-    END IF;
-    RETURN ''OK'';
-END;
-' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
-SELECT conditional_drop();
-
-CREATE DATABASE regression_slave;
-\connect regression_slave
-
+--
+-- Define the functions and test data
+-- therein.
+--
 -- Turn off echoing so that expected file does not depend on
 -- contents of dblink.sql.
 \set ECHO none
@@ -64,20 +44,9 @@ SELECT dblink_build_sql_update('foo','1 2',2,'{"0", "a"}','{"99", "xyz"}');
 -- build a delete statement based on a local tuple,
 SELECT dblink_build_sql_delete('foo','1 2',2,'{"0", "a"}');
 
---
--- Connect back to the regression database and define the functions.
--- Turn off echoing so that expected file does not depend on
--- contents of dblink.sql.
---
-\connect regression
-\set ECHO none
-SET autocommit TO 'on';
-\i dblink.sql
-\set ECHO all
-
 -- regular old dblink
 SELECT *
-FROM dblink('dbname=regression_slave','SELECT * FROM foo') AS t(a int, b text, c text[])
+FROM dblink('dbname=regression','SELECT * FROM foo') AS t(a int, b text, c text[])
 WHERE t.a > 7;
 
 -- should generate "no connection available" error
@@ -86,7 +55,7 @@ FROM dblink('SELECT * FROM foo') AS t(a int, b text, c text[])
 WHERE t.a > 7;
 
 -- create a persistent connection
-SELECT dblink_connect('dbname=regression_slave');
+SELECT dblink_connect('dbname=regression');
 
 -- use the persistent connection
 SELECT *
@@ -124,21 +93,21 @@ WHERE t.a > 7;
 
 -- put more data into our slave table, first using arbitrary connection syntax
 -- but truncate the actual return value so we can use diff to check for success
-SELECT substr(dblink_exec('dbname=regression_slave','SET autocommit TO ''on'';INSERT INTO foo VALUES(10,''k'',''{"a10","b10","c10"}'')'),1,6);
+SELECT substr(dblink_exec('dbname=regression','SET autocommit TO ''on'';INSERT INTO foo VALUES(10,''k'',''{"a10","b10","c10"}'')'),1,6);
 
 -- create a persistent connection
-SELECT dblink_connect('dbname=regression_slave');
+SELECT dblink_connect('dbname=regression');
 
 -- put more data into our slave table, using persistent connection syntax
 -- but truncate the actual return value so we can use diff to check for success
-SELECT substr(dblink_exec('INSERT INTO foo VALUES(11,''l'',''{"a11","b11","c11"}'')'),1,6);
+SELECT substr(dblink_exec('SET autocommit TO ''on'';INSERT INTO foo VALUES(11,''l'',''{"a11","b11","c11"}'')'),1,6);
 
 -- let's see it
 SELECT *
 FROM dblink('SELECT * FROM foo') AS t(a int, b text, c text[]);
 
 -- change some data
-SELECT dblink_exec('UPDATE foo SET f3[2] = ''b99'' WHERE f1 = 11');
+SELECT dblink_exec('SET autocommit TO ''on'';UPDATE foo SET f3[2] = ''b99'' WHERE f1 = 11');
 
 -- let's see it
 SELECT *
@@ -146,7 +115,7 @@ FROM dblink('SELECT * FROM foo') AS t(a int, b text, c text[])
 WHERE a = 11;
 
 -- delete some data
-SELECT dblink_exec('DELETE FROM foo WHERE f1 = 11');
+SELECT dblink_exec('SET autocommit TO ''on'';DELETE FROM foo WHERE f1 = 11');
 
 -- let's see it
 SELECT *