diff --git a/core/modules/history/history.install b/core/modules/history/history.install
index 782ba03..a6e7fb8 100644
--- a/core/modules/history/history.install
+++ b/core/modules/history/history.install
@@ -53,46 +53,3 @@ function history_schema() {
 
   return $schema;
 }
-
-/**
- * Implements hook_update_dependencies().
- */
-function history_update_dependencies() {
-  // Convert after *id fields unsigned.
-  $dependencies['history'][8000] = array(
-    'node' => 8005,
-  );
-}
-
-/**
- * Upgrades {history} to be used for any entity type.
- */
-function history_update_8000() {
-  // Drop all keys to properly rename constraints.
-  db_drop_primary_key('history');
-  db_drop_index('history', 'nid');
-  // Add new column.
-  db_add_field('history', 'entity_type', array(
-    'type' => 'varchar',
-    'not null' => TRUE,
-    'default' => 'node',
-    'length' => 255,
-    'description' => 'The entity_type of the entity was read.',
-  ));
-  db_change_field('history', 'nid', 'entity_id', array(
-    'description' => 'The entity_id that was read.',
-    'type' => 'int',
-    'not null' => TRUE,
-    'default' => 0,
-  ));
-  // Create new indexes.
-  db_add_primary_key('history', array(
-    'uid',
-    'entity_id',
-    array('entity_type', 32),
-  ));
-  db_add_index('history', 'history_entity', array(
-    'entity_id',
-    array('entity_type', 32),
-  ));
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.install b/core/modules/node/node.install
index 0e755b5..485c876 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.install
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.install
@@ -683,9 +683,37 @@ function node_update_8011() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Enable History module.
+ * Convert {history} table to new format and enable History module.
  */
 function node_update_8012() {
+  // Drop all keys to properly rename constraints.
+  db_drop_primary_key('history');
+  db_drop_index('history', 'nid');
+  // Add new column.
+  db_add_field('history', 'entity_type', array(
+    'type' => 'varchar',
+    'not null' => TRUE,
+    'default' => 'node',
+    'length' => 255,
+    'description' => 'The entity_type of the entity was read.',
+  ));
+  db_change_field('history', 'nid', 'entity_id', array(
+    'description' => 'The entity_id that was read.',
+    'type' => 'int',
+    'not null' => TRUE,
+    'default' => 0,
+  ));
+  // Create new indexes.
+  db_add_primary_key('history', array(
+    'uid',
+    'entity_id',
+    array('entity_type', 32),
+  ));
+  db_add_index('history', 'history_entity', array(
+    'entity_id',
+    array('entity_type', 32),
+  ));
+
   // Enable the history module without re-installing the schema.
   update_module_enable(array('history'));
 }