diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 524ffb71de..c69015084f 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  * skip blocking on streaming during drain (CASSANDRA-6603)
  * Improve error message when schema doesn't match loaded sstable (CASSANDRA-6262)
  * Add properties to adjust FD initial value and max interval (CASSANDRA-4375)
+ * Fix preparing with batch and delete from collection (CASSANDRA-6607)
 
 
 1.2.13
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/statements/BatchStatement.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/statements/BatchStatement.java
index 05dae48d04..f9b9a68a15 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/statements/BatchStatement.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/statements/BatchStatement.java
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class BatchStatement extends ModificationStatement
 
     public ParsedStatement.Prepared prepare() throws InvalidRequestException
     {
-        CFDefinition.Name[] boundNames = new CFDefinition.Name[getBoundTerms()];
+        ColumnSpecification[] boundNames = new ColumnSpecification[getBoundTerms()];
         return prepare(boundNames);
     }