diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/dbfactory/aws.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/dbfactory/aws.go
index 1c4322df5f..d6a802f425 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/dbfactory/aws.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/dbfactory/aws.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package dbfactory
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -109,7 +108,8 @@ type AWSFactory struct {
 }
 
 func (fact AWSFactory) PrepareDB(ctx context.Context, nbf *types.NomsBinFormat, urlObj *url.URL, params map[string]interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("aws scheme cannot support this operation")
+	// nothing to prepare
+	return nil
 }
 
 // CreateDB creates an AWS backed database
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/dbfactory/gs.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/dbfactory/gs.go
index cfebd54823..24bd9a28db 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/dbfactory/gs.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/dbfactory/gs.go
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ type GSFactory struct {
 }
 
 func (fact GSFactory) PrepareDB(ctx context.Context, nbf *types.NomsBinFormat, urlObj *url.URL, params map[string]interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("gs scheme cannot support this operation")
+	// nothing to prepare
+	return nil
 }
 
 // CreateDB creates an GCS backed database