diff --git a/config/ks_meta_data.cc b/config/ks_meta_data.cc
index 9954e7e431..98722e5d5b 100644
--- a/config/ks_meta_data.cc
+++ b/config/ks_meta_data.cc
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ ks_meta_data::ks_meta_data(sstring name_,
     }
 }
 
-// For new user created keyspaces (through CQL)
-lw_shared_ptr<ks_meta_data> ks_meta_data::new_keyspace(sstring name, sstring strategy_name, std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> options, bool durable_writes) {
-    return new_keyspace(name, strategy_name, options, durable_writes, std::vector<schema_ptr>{});
-}
-
-lw_shared_ptr<ks_meta_data> ks_meta_data::new_keyspace(sstring name, sstring strategy_name, std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> options, bool durables_writes, std::vector<schema_ptr> cf_defs)
+lw_shared_ptr<ks_meta_data>
+ks_meta_data::new_keyspace(sstring name,
+                           sstring strategy_name,
+                           std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> options,
+                           bool durables_writes,
+                           std::vector<schema_ptr> cf_defs)
 {
     return ::make_lw_shared<ks_meta_data>(name, strategy_name, options, durables_writes, cf_defs, ::make_shared<user_types_metadata>());
 }
diff --git a/config/ks_meta_data.hh b/config/ks_meta_data.hh
index 8e2121ed92..7c6a150b40 100644
--- a/config/ks_meta_data.hh
+++ b/config/ks_meta_data.hh
@@ -64,10 +64,12 @@ public:
                        std::vector<schema_ptr> cf_defs,
                        shared_ptr<user_types_metadata> user_types_);
 
-    // For new user created keyspaces (through CQL)
-    static lw_shared_ptr<ks_meta_data> new_keyspace(sstring name, sstring strategy_name, std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> options, bool durable_writes);
-
-    static lw_shared_ptr<ks_meta_data> new_keyspace(sstring name, sstring strategy_name, std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> options, bool durables_writes, std::vector<schema_ptr> cf_defs);
+    static lw_shared_ptr<ks_meta_data>
+    new_keyspace(sstring name,
+                 sstring strategy_name,
+                 std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> options,
+                 bool durables_writes,
+                 std::vector<schema_ptr> cf_defs = std::vector<schema_ptr>{});
 
     const std::unordered_map<sstring, schema_ptr>& cf_meta_data() const {
         return _cf_meta_data;