diff --git a/rust/lancedb/src/connection/create_table.rs b/rust/lancedb/src/connection/create_table.rs
index 66f6dfa8d..b10141beb 100644
--- a/rust/lancedb/src/connection/create_table.rs
+++ b/rust/lancedb/src/connection/create_table.rs
@@ -202,6 +202,17 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(table.count_rows(None).await.unwrap(), 0);
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn create_table_in_named_memory_database() {
+        let db = connect("memory://foo").execute().await.unwrap();
+        let batch = record_batch!(("id", Int64, [1, 2, 3])).unwrap();
+
+        let table = db.create_table("my_table", batch).execute().await.unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(table.uri().await.unwrap(), "memory://foo/my_table.lance");
+        assert_eq!(table.count_rows(None).await.unwrap(), 3);
+    }
+
     async fn test_create_table_with_data<T>(data: T)
     where
         T: Scannable + 'static,
diff --git a/rust/lancedb/src/query.rs b/rust/lancedb/src/query.rs
index b76865043..b2c5fefbe 100644
--- a/rust/lancedb/src/query.rs
+++ b/rust/lancedb/src/query.rs
@@ -1661,14 +1661,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_setters_getters() {
-        // TODO: Switch back to memory://foo after https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/issues/1051
-        // is fixed
-        let tmp_dir = tempdir().unwrap();
-        let dataset_path = tmp_dir.path().join("test.lance");
-        let uri = dataset_path.to_str().unwrap();
-
         let batches = make_test_batches();
-        let conn = connect(uri).execute().await.unwrap();
+        let conn = connect("memory://foo").execute().await.unwrap();
         let table = conn
             .create_table("my_table", batches)
             .execute()
@@ -1763,14 +1757,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_execute() {
-        // TODO: Switch back to memory://foo after https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/issues/1051
-        // is fixed
-        let tmp_dir = tempdir().unwrap();
-        let dataset_path = tmp_dir.path().join("test.lance");
-        let uri = dataset_path.to_str().unwrap();
-
         let batches = make_non_empty_batches();
-        let conn = connect(uri).execute().await.unwrap();
+        let conn = connect("memory://foo").execute().await.unwrap();
         let table = conn
             .create_table("my_table", batches)
             .execute()
@@ -1889,14 +1877,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_select_with_transform() {
-        // TODO: Switch back to memory://foo after https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/issues/1051
-        // is fixed
-        let tmp_dir = tempdir().unwrap();
-        let dataset_path = tmp_dir.path().join("test.lance");
-        let uri = dataset_path.to_str().unwrap();
-
         let batches = make_non_empty_batches();
-        let conn = connect(uri).execute().await.unwrap();
+        let conn = connect("memory://foo").execute().await.unwrap();
         let table = conn
             .create_table("my_table", batches)
             .execute()
@@ -1993,15 +1975,9 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_execute_no_vector() {
-        // TODO: Switch back to memory://foo after https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/issues/1051
-        // is fixed
-        let tmp_dir = tempdir().unwrap();
-        let dataset_path = tmp_dir.path().join("test.lance");
-        let uri = dataset_path.to_str().unwrap();
-
         // test that it's ok to not specify a query vector (just filter / limit)
         let batches = make_non_empty_batches();
-        let conn = connect(uri).execute().await.unwrap();
+        let conn = connect("memory://foo").execute().await.unwrap();
         let table = conn
             .create_table("my_table", batches)
             .execute()