diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Bus/DatabaseBatchRepository.php b/src/Illuminate/Bus/DatabaseBatchRepository.php
index 3f025b06f9f2..bfad496fc352 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Bus/DatabaseBatchRepository.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Bus/DatabaseBatchRepository.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Database\Query\Expression;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
-class DatabaseBatchRepository implements BatchRepository
+class DatabaseBatchRepository implements BatchRepository, Prunable
 {
     /**
      * The batch factory instance.
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Bus/Prunable.php b/src/Illuminate/Bus/Prunable.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5441a00dc5bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Bus/Prunable.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Bus;
+
+use DateTimeInterface;
+
+interface Prunable
+{
+    /**
+     * Prune all of the entries older than the given date.
+     *
+     * @param  DateTimeInterface  $before
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function prune(DateTimeInterface $before);
+}
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/ArtisanServiceProvider.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/ArtisanServiceProvider.php
index fc46527915a0..4426e4b5d34c 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/ArtisanServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/ArtisanServiceProvider.php
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@
 use Illuminate\Queue\Console\BatchesTableCommand;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Console\ClearCommand as QueueClearCommand;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Console\FailedTableCommand;
-use Illuminate\Queue\Console\FlushBatchCommand as FlushBatchQueueCommand;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Console\FlushFailedCommand as FlushFailedQueueCommand;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Console\ForgetFailedCommand as ForgetFailedQueueCommand;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Console\ListenCommand as QueueListenCommand;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Console\ListFailedCommand as ListFailedQueueCommand;
+use Illuminate\Queue\Console\PruneBatchesCommand as PruneBatchesQueueCommand;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Console\RestartCommand as QueueRestartCommand;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Console\RetryBatchCommand as QueueRetryBatchCommand;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Console\RetryCommand as QueueRetryCommand;
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ class ArtisanServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider implements DeferrableProvid
         'QueueClear' => 'command.queue.clear',
         'QueueFailed' => 'command.queue.failed',
         'QueueFlush' => 'command.queue.flush',
-        'QueueFlushBatch' => 'command.queue.flush-batch',
         'QueueForget' => 'command.queue.forget',
         'QueueListen' => 'command.queue.listen',
+        'QueuePruneBatches' => 'command.queue.prune-batches',
         'QueueRestart' => 'command.queue.restart',
         'QueueRetry' => 'command.queue.retry',
         'QueueRetryBatch' => 'command.queue.retry-batch',
@@ -679,10 +679,10 @@ protected function registerQueueFlushCommand()
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    protected function registerQueueFlushBatchCommand()
+    protected function registerQueueListenCommand()
     {
-        $this->app->singleton('command.queue.flush-batch', function () {
-            return new FlushBatchQueueCommand;
+        $this->app->singleton('command.queue.listen', function ($app) {
+            return new QueueListenCommand($app['queue.listener']);
         });
     }
 
@@ -691,10 +691,10 @@ protected function registerQueueFlushBatchCommand()
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    protected function registerQueueListenCommand()
+    protected function registerQueuePruneBatchesCommand()
     {
-        $this->app->singleton('command.queue.listen', function ($app) {
-            return new QueueListenCommand($app['queue.listener']);
+        $this->app->singleton('command.queue.prune-batches', function () {
+            return new PruneBatchesQueueCommand;
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/FlushBatchCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/PruneBatchesCommand.php
similarity index 78%
rename from src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/FlushBatchCommand.php
rename to src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/PruneBatchesCommand.php
index eaafe61908c7..d30b6fdb0e8d 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/FlushBatchCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/PruneBatchesCommand.php
@@ -4,16 +4,17 @@
 
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Bus\BatchRepository;
+use Illuminate\Bus\Prunable;
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 
-class FlushBatchCommand extends Command
+class PruneBatchesCommand extends Command
 {
     /**
      * The console command signature.
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $signature = 'queue:flush-batch {--hours=24 : The number of hours to retain batch data}';
+    protected $signature = 'queue:prune-batches {--hours=24 : The number of hours to retain batch data}';
 
     /**
      * The console command description.
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ public function handle()
 
         $repository = $this->laravel[BatchRepository::class];
 
-        if (method_exists($repository, 'prune')) {
+        if ($repository instanceof Prunable) {
             $hours = $this->option('hours');
 
             $before = Carbon::now()->subHours($hours);
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/Testing/Fakes/BatchRepositoryFake.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/Testing/Fakes/BatchRepositoryFake.php
index 7c109db7b882..55681f4d5534 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/Testing/Fakes/BatchRepositoryFake.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/Testing/Fakes/BatchRepositoryFake.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 use Carbon\CarbonImmutable;
 use Closure;
-use DateTimeInterface;
 use Illuminate\Bus\Batch;
 use Illuminate\Bus\BatchRepository;
 use Illuminate\Bus\PendingBatch;
@@ -135,15 +134,4 @@ public function transaction(Closure $callback)
     {
         return $callback();
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Prune all of the entries older than the given date.
-     *
-     * @param  DateTimeInterface  $before
-     * @return int
-     */
-    public function prune(DateTimeInterface $before)
-    {
-        return 0;
-    }
 }