diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index bed2769..4f155ff 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ impl DB {
         DB::open_cf_descriptors(opts, path, cfs)
     }
 
-    /// Open a database with the given database options and column family names/options.
+    /// Open a database with the given database options and column family descriptors.
     pub fn open_cf_descriptors<P, I>(
         opts: &Options,
         path: P,
diff --git a/tests/test_column_family.rs b/tests/test_column_family.rs
index b7bbef6..c9c44f2 100644
--- a/tests/test_column_family.rs
+++ b/tests/test_column_family.rs
@@ -100,12 +100,7 @@ fn test_can_open_db_with_results_of_list_cf() {
         let db = DB::open(&opts, &n).unwrap();
         let opts = Options::default();
 
-        match db.create_cf("cf1", &opts) {
-            Ok(_db) => println!("cf1 created successfully"),
-            Err(e) => {
-                panic!("could not create column family: {}", e);
-            }
-        }
+        assert!(db.create_cf("cf1", &opts).is_ok());
     }
 
     {