diff --git a/lib/db/upgrade.php b/lib/db/upgrade.php
index c948d5f2596..2bc714975a8 100644
--- a/lib/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/lib/db/upgrade.php
@@ -937,5 +937,18 @@ function xmldb_main_upgrade($oldversion) {
         upgrade_main_savepoint(true, 2012062501.06);
     }
 
+    if ($oldversion < 2012062501.08) {
+        // Drop obsolete question upgrade field that should have been added to the install.xml.
+        $table = new xmldb_table('question');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('oldquestiontextformat', XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '2', null, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '0');
+
+        if ($dbman->field_exists($table, $field)) {
+            $dbman->drop_field($table, $field);
+        }
+
+        upgrade_main_savepoint(true, 2012062501.08);
+    }
+
+    
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index b4eb988ab6e..2d2dea3c5ad 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 
-$version  = 2012062501.07;              // YYYYMMDD      = weekly release date of this DEV branch
+$version  = 2012062501.08;              // YYYYMMDD      = weekly release date of this DEV branch
                                         //         RR    = release increments - 00 in DEV branches
                                         //           .XX = incremental changes