diff --git a/bootstrap-app/src/cmr/bootstrap/system.clj b/bootstrap-app/src/cmr/bootstrap/system.clj
index 707c466c2d..6e20b41604 100644
--- a/bootstrap-app/src/cmr/bootstrap/system.clj
+++ b/bootstrap-app/src/cmr/bootstrap/system.clj
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
    [cmr.message-queue.queue.queue-broker :as queue-broker]
    [cmr.metadata-db.config :as mdb-config]
    [cmr.metadata-db.system :as mdb-system]
+   [cmr.metadata-db.services.util :as mdb-util]
    [cmr.oracle.connection :as oracle]
    [cmr.transmit.config :as transmit-config]))
 
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@
              :synchronous-dispatcher (dispatch/create-backend :sync)
              :message-queue-dispatcher (dispatch/create-backend :message-queue)
              :catalog-rest-user (mdb-config/catalog-rest-db-username)
-             :db (oracle/create-db (bootstrap-config/db-spec "bootstrap-pool"))
+             :db (mdb-util/create-db (bootstrap-config/db-spec "bootstrap-pool"))
              :web (web/create-web-server (transmit-config/bootstrap-port) routes/make-api)
              :nrepl (nrepl/create-nrepl-if-configured (bootstrap-config/bootstrap-nrepl-port))
              :relative-root-url (transmit-config/bootstrap-relative-root-url)
diff --git a/bootstrap-app/src/config/bootstrap_migrate_config.clj b/bootstrap-app/src/config/bootstrap_migrate_config.clj
index c9405c3b06..a812d6872d 100644
--- a/bootstrap-app/src/config/bootstrap_migrate_config.clj
+++ b/bootstrap-app/src/config/bootstrap_migrate_config.clj
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
    [cmr.bootstrap.config :as bootstrap-config]
    [cmr.common.lifecycle :as lifecycle]
    [cmr.oracle.connection :as oracle]
+   [cmr.metadata-db.services.util :as mdb-util]
    [drift.builder :as drift-builder])
   (:import
    (java.sql SQLException)))
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@
   []
   (when-not @bootstrap-db-atom
     (reset! bootstrap-db-atom (lifecycle/start
-                                (oracle/create-db (bootstrap-config/db-spec "bootstrap-migrations"))
+                                (mdb-util/create-db (bootstrap-config/db-spec "bootstrap-migrations"))
                                 nil)))
   @bootstrap-db-atom)
 
diff --git a/ingest-app/project.clj b/ingest-app/project.clj
index 8497213d1c..0caf9b3f6b 100644
--- a/ingest-app/project.clj
+++ b/ingest-app/project.clj
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
                  [nasa-cmr/cmr-acl-lib "0.1.0-SNAPSHOT"]
                  [nasa-cmr/cmr-common-app-lib "0.1.0-SNAPSHOT"]
                  [nasa-cmr/cmr-message-queue-lib "0.1.0-SNAPSHOT"]
+                 [nasa-cmr/cmr-metadata-db-app "0.1.0-SNAPSHOT"]
                  [nasa-cmr/cmr-oracle-lib "0.1.0-SNAPSHOT"]
                  [nasa-cmr/cmr-redis-utils-lib "0.1.0-SNAPSHOT"]
                  [nasa-cmr/cmr-schemas "0.0.1-SNAPSHOT"]
diff --git a/ingest-app/src/cmr/ingest/system.clj b/ingest-app/src/cmr/ingest/system.clj
index 8d2cb1fb30..a953c17d20 100644
--- a/ingest-app/src/cmr/ingest/system.clj
+++ b/ingest-app/src/cmr/ingest/system.clj
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
    [cmr.ingest.services.jobs :as ingest-jobs]
    [cmr.ingest.services.providers-cache :as pc]
    [cmr.message-queue.queue.queue-broker :as queue-broker]
+   [cmr.metadata-db.services.util :as mdb-util]
    [cmr.oracle.connection :as oracle]
    [cmr.transmit.config :as transmit-config]
    [cmr.transmit.launchpad-user-cache :as launchpad-user-cache]
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@
    (let [sys {:log (log/create-logger-with-log-level (log-level))
               :web (web/create-web-server (transmit-config/ingest-port) routes/handlers)
               :nrepl (nrepl/create-nrepl-if-configured (config/ingest-nrepl-port))
-              :db (oracle/create-db (config/db-spec connection-pool-name))
+              :db (mdb-util/create-db (config/db-spec connection-pool-name))
               :scheduler (jobs/create-clustered-scheduler
                            `system-holder :db
                            (conj (ingest-jobs/jobs)
diff --git a/ingest-app/src/config/ingest_migrate_config.clj b/ingest-app/src/config/ingest_migrate_config.clj
index b734458fbe..c7e398abfa 100644
--- a/ingest-app/src/config/ingest_migrate_config.clj
+++ b/ingest-app/src/config/ingest_migrate_config.clj
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
    [cmr.ingest.config :as ingest-config]
    [cmr.oracle.config :as oracle-config]
    [cmr.oracle.connection :as oracle]
+   [cmr.metadata-db.services.util :as mdb-util]
    [drift.builder :refer [incremental-migration-number-generator]])
   (:import
    (java.sql SQLException)))
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
   []
   (when-not @db-atom
     (reset! db-atom (lifecycle/start
-                      (oracle/create-db (ingest-config/db-spec "ingest-migrations")) nil)))
+                      (mdb-util/create-db (ingest-config/db-spec "ingest-migrations")) nil)))
   @db-atom)
 
 
diff --git a/metadata-db-app/src/cmr/metadata_db/config.clj b/metadata-db-app/src/cmr/metadata_db/config.clj
index dd159d2619..0ae26c5dc2 100644
--- a/metadata-db-app/src/cmr/metadata_db/config.clj
+++ b/metadata-db-app/src/cmr/metadata_db/config.clj
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
   "The database password"
   {})
 
+(defconfig metadata-db-system
+  "The backend system being used for metadata-db"
+  {:default "oracle"})
+
 (defconfig catalog-rest-db-username
   "The catalog rest db username"
   {:default "DEV_52_CATALOG_REST"})
diff --git a/metadata-db-app/src/cmr/metadata_db/services/util.clj b/metadata-db-app/src/cmr/metadata_db/services/util.clj
index 2cbb0cdf37..ad43bd70b7 100644
--- a/metadata-db-app/src/cmr/metadata_db/services/util.clj
+++ b/metadata-db-app/src/cmr/metadata_db/services/util.clj
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 (ns cmr.metadata-db.services.util
   "Utility methods for concepts."
   (:require [cmr.metadata-db.services.messages :as msg]
-            [cmr.common.util :as util]))
+            [cmr.common.util :as util]
+            [cmr.metadata-db.config :as config]
+            [cmr.oracle.connection :as oracle]))
 
 ;;; Utility methods
 (defn context->db
@@ -19,3 +21,9 @@
   "Check to see if an entry is a tombstone (has a :deleted true entry)."
   [concept]
   (:deleted concept))
+
+(defn create-db
+  "Calling the correct create-db function for the currently configured database system"
+  [spec]
+  (case (config/metadata-db-system)
+    "oracle" (oracle/create-db spec)))
diff --git a/metadata-db-app/src/cmr/metadata_db/system.clj b/metadata-db-app/src/cmr/metadata_db/system.clj
index 4c55c9b55f..066e650618 100644
--- a/metadata-db-app/src/cmr/metadata_db/system.clj
+++ b/metadata-db-app/src/cmr/metadata_db/system.clj
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
    [cmr.metadata-db.api.routes :as routes]
    [cmr.metadata-db.config :as config]
    [cmr.metadata-db.services.jobs :as mdb-jobs]
+   [cmr.metadata-db.services.util :as mdb-util]
    [cmr.oracle.config :as oracle-config]
    [cmr.oracle.connection :as oracle]
    [cmr.transmit.config :as transmit-config]))
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@
   ([]
    (create-system "metadata-db"))
   ([connection-pool-name]
-   (let [sys {:db (assoc (oracle/create-db (config/db-spec connection-pool-name))
+   (let [sys {:db (assoc (mdb-util/create-db (config/db-spec connection-pool-name))
                          :result-set-fetch-size
                          (config/result-set-fetch-size))
               :log (log/create-logger-with-log-level (log-level))
diff --git a/metadata-db-app/src/config/mdb_migrate_config.clj b/metadata-db-app/src/config/mdb_migrate_config.clj
index 0863327adb..424079c063 100644
--- a/metadata-db-app/src/config/mdb_migrate_config.clj
+++ b/metadata-db-app/src/config/mdb_migrate_config.clj
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
    [cmr.common.lifecycle :as lifecycle]
    [cmr.metadata-db.config :as mdb-config]
    [cmr.metadata-db.data.oracle.concept-tables :as concept-tables]
+   [cmr.metadata-db.services.util :as mdb-util]
    [cmr.oracle.config :as oracle-config]
    [cmr.oracle.connection :as oracle]
    [drift.builder :refer [incremental-migration-number-generator]])
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
   []
   (when-not @db-atom
     (reset! db-atom (lifecycle/start
-                      (oracle/create-db (mdb-config/db-spec "metadata-db-migrations")) nil)))
+                      (mdb-util/create-db (mdb-config/db-spec "metadata-db-migrations")) nil)))
   @db-atom)
 
 (defn- maybe-create-schema-table
diff --git a/metadata-db-app/test/cmr/metadata_db/test/data/oracle/concepts.clj b/metadata-db-app/test/cmr/metadata_db/test/data/oracle/concepts.clj
index 368e10580b..610d87c8e2 100644
--- a/metadata-db-app/test/cmr/metadata_db/test/data/oracle/concepts.clj
+++ b/metadata-db-app/test/cmr/metadata_db/test/data/oracle/concepts.clj
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
    [cmr.metadata-db.data.oracle.concepts :as c]
    [cmr.metadata-db.data.oracle.concepts.collection]
    [cmr.metadata-db.data.oracle.concepts.granule]
+   [cmr.metadata-db.services.util :as mdb-util]
    [cmr.oracle.config :as oracle-config]
    [cmr.oracle.connection :as oracle])
   (:import
@@ -35,72 +36,6 @@
   (let [vector-result (apply vector (map #(apply vector %) result))]
     (update-in vector-result [1 2] #(gzip-bytes->string %))))
 
-;; This test is commented out until CMR-1303 is resolved
-#_(deftest db-result->concept-map-test
-   (let [db (->> (mdb-config/db-spec "metadata-db-test")
-                 oracle/create-db
-                 (#(lifecycle/start % nil)))]
-     (try
-       (j/with-db-transaction
-         [db db]
-         (let [revision-time (t/date-time 1986 10 14 4 3 27 456)
-               oracle-timestamp (TIMESTAMPTZ. ^java.sql.Connection (oracle/db->oracle-conn db)
-                                              ^java.sql.Timestamp (cr/to-sql-time revision-time))]
-           (testing "collection results"
-             (let [result {:native_id "foo"
-                           :concept_id "C5-PROV1"
-                           :metadata (mock-blob "<foo>")
-                           :format "ECHO10"
-                           :revision_id 2
-                           :revision_date oracle-timestamp
-                           :deleted 0
-                           :short_name "short"
-                           :version_id "v1"
-                           :entry_id "short_v1"
-                           :entry_title "entry"
-                           :delete_time oracle-timestamp}]
-               (is (= {:concept-type :collection
-                       :native-id "foo"
-                       :concept-id "C5-PROV1"
-                       :provider-id "PROV1"
-                       :metadata "<foo>"
-                       :format "application/echo10+xml"
-                       :revision-id 2
-                       :revision-date "1986-10-14T04:03:27.456Z"
-                       :deleted false
-                       :extra-fields {:short-name "short"
-                                      :version-id "v1"
-                                      :entry-id "short_v1"
-                                      :entry-title "entry"
-                                      :delete-time "1986-10-14T04:03:27.456Z"}}
-                      (c/db-result->concept-map :collection db "PROV1" result)))))
-           (testing "granule results"
-             (let [result {:native_id "foo"
-                           :concept_id "G7-PROV1"
-                           :metadata (mock-blob "<foo>")
-                           :format "ECHO10"
-                           :revision_date oracle-timestamp
-                           :revision_id 2
-                           :deleted 0
-                           :parent_collection_id "C5-PROV1"
-                           :delete_time oracle-timestamp
-                           :granule_ur "foo-ur"}]
-               (is (= {:concept-type :granule
-                       :native-id "foo"
-                       :concept-id "G7-PROV1"
-                       :provider-id "PROV1"
-                       :metadata "<foo>"
-                       :format "application/echo10+xml"
-                       :revision-id 2
-                       :revision-date "1986-10-14T04:03:27.456Z"
-                       :deleted false
-                       :extra-fields {:parent-collection-id "C5-PROV1"
-                                      :delete-time "1986-10-14T04:03:27.456Z"
-                                      :granule-ur "foo-ur"}}
-                      (c/db-result->concept-map :granule db "PROV1" result)))))))
-       (finally
-         (lifecycle/stop db nil)))))
-
 (deftest concept->insert-args-test
   (testing "collection insert-args"
     (let [revision-time (t/date-time 1986 10 14 4 3 27 456)
diff --git a/system-int-test/src/cmr/system_int_test/system.clj b/system-int-test/src/cmr/system_int_test/system.clj
index cc78c872fd..455f47c0dd 100644
--- a/system-int-test/src/cmr/system_int_test/system.clj
+++ b/system-int-test/src/cmr/system_int_test/system.clj
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
    [cmr.bootstrap.config :as bootstrap-config]
    [cmr.common.lifecycle :as lifecycle]
    [cmr.common.log :as log :refer (debug info warn error)]
+   [cmr.metadata-db.services.util :as mdb-util]
    [cmr.oracle.connection :as oracle]
    [cmr.system-int-test.utils.url-helper :as url]
    [cmr.transmit.config :as transmit-config]))
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
   [component-type-map]
   (let [sys {:log (log/create-logger {:level @logging-level-atom})
              :bootstrap-db (when (= :external (:db component-type-map))
-                             (oracle/create-db (bootstrap-config/db-spec "bootstrap-test-pool")))
+                             (mdb-util/create-db (bootstrap-config/db-spec "bootstrap-test-pool")))
              ;; the HTTP connection manager to use. This allows system integration tests to use persistent
              ;; HTTP connections
              :conn-mgr (conn-mgr/make-reusable-conn-manager {})