diff --git a/backup/moodle2/restore_stepslib.php b/backup/moodle2/restore_stepslib.php
index aff143f5194..d25e46486c2 100644
--- a/backup/moodle2/restore_stepslib.php
+++ b/backup/moodle2/restore_stepslib.php
@@ -2029,7 +2029,6 @@ class restore_badges_structure_step extends restore_structure_step {
         $params = array(
                 'name'           => $data->name,
                 'description'    => $data->description,
-                'image'          => 0,
                 'timecreated'    => $this->apply_date_offset($data->timecreated),
                 'timemodified'   => $this->apply_date_offset($data->timemodified),
                 'usercreated'    => $data->usercreated,
diff --git a/badges/newbadge.php b/badges/newbadge.php
index 413e56c1369..91c316c158d 100644
--- a/badges/newbadge.php
+++ b/badges/newbadge.php
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ if ($form->is_cancelled()) {
     $fordb->timemodified = $now;
     $fordb->usercreated = $USER->id;
     $fordb->usermodified = $USER->id;
-    $fordb->image = 0;
     $fordb->issuername = $data->issuername;
     $fordb->issuerurl = $data->issuerurl;
     $fordb->issuercontact = $data->issuercontact;
diff --git a/badges/tests/badgeslib_test.php b/badges/tests/badgeslib_test.php
index 37c67075e3e..b51d155e6af 100644
--- a/badges/tests/badgeslib_test.php
+++ b/badges/tests/badgeslib_test.php
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class badges_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
         $fordb->timemodified = time();
         $fordb->usercreated = $user->id;
         $fordb->usermodified = $user->id;
-        $fordb->image = 0;
         $fordb->issuername = "Test issuer";
         $fordb->issuerurl = "http://issuer-url.domain.co.nz";
         $fordb->expiredate = null;
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ class badges_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
         $newid = $badge->make_clone();
         $cloned_badge = new badge($newid);
 
-        $this->assertEquals($badge->image, $cloned_badge->image);
         $this->assertEquals($badge->description, $cloned_badge->description);
         $this->assertEquals($badge->issuercontact, $cloned_badge->issuercontact);
         $this->assertEquals($badge->issuername, $cloned_badge->issuername);
diff --git a/lib/badgeslib.php b/lib/badgeslib.php
index cf517646ced..8d879f7240b 100644
--- a/lib/badgeslib.php
+++ b/lib/badgeslib.php
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ class badge {
     public $timemodified;
     public $usercreated;
     public $usermodified;
-    public $image;
     public $issuername;
     public $issuerurl;
     public $issuercontact;
@@ -241,7 +240,6 @@ class badge {
 
         $fordb->name = get_string('copyof', 'badges', $this->name);
         $fordb->status = BADGE_STATUS_INACTIVE;
-        $fordb->image = 0;
         $fordb->usercreated = $USER->id;
         $fordb->usermodified = $USER->id;
         $fordb->timecreated = time();
@@ -1083,10 +1081,7 @@ function badges_process_badge_image(badge $badge, $iconfile) {
     require_once($CFG->libdir. '/gdlib.php');
 
     if (!empty($CFG->gdversion)) {
-        if ($fileid = (int)process_new_icon($badge->get_context(), 'badges', 'badgeimage', $badge->id, $iconfile)) {
-            $badge->image = $fileid;
-            $badge->save();
-        }
+        process_new_icon($badge->get_context(), 'badges', 'badgeimage', $badge->id, $iconfile);
         @unlink($iconfile);
 
         // Clean up file draft area after badge image has been saved.
diff --git a/lib/db/install.xml b/lib/db/install.xml
index dba20252823..27e3b733bab 100644
--- a/lib/db/install.xml
+++ b/lib/db/install.xml
@@ -2876,7 +2876,6 @@
         <FIELD NAME="id" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="true"/>
         <FIELD NAME="name" TYPE="char" LENGTH="255" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false"/>
         <FIELD NAME="description" TYPE="text" NOTNULL="false" SEQUENCE="false"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="image" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false"/>
         <FIELD NAME="timecreated" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false"/>
         <FIELD NAME="timemodified" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false"/>
         <FIELD NAME="usercreated" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false"/>
diff --git a/lib/db/upgrade.php b/lib/db/upgrade.php
index 4c2e9bc3acd..a580d0af711 100644
--- a/lib/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/lib/db/upgrade.php
@@ -2293,5 +2293,18 @@ function xmldb_main_upgrade($oldversion) {
         upgrade_main_savepoint(true, 2013071500.01);
     }
 
+    if ($oldversion < 2013071500.02) {
+        // Define field attachment to be dropped from badge.
+        $table = new xmldb_table('badge');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('image');
+
+        // Conditionally launch drop field eventtype.
+        if ($dbman->field_exists($table, $field)) {
+            $dbman->drop_field($table, $field);
+        }
+
+        upgrade_main_savepoint(true, 2013071500.02);
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index e3a379dee50..b59bb52a033 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$version  = 2013071500.01;              // YYYYMMDD      = weekly release date of this DEV branch
+$version  = 2013071500.02;              // YYYYMMDD      = weekly release date of this DEV branch
                                         //         RR    = release increments - 00 in DEV branches
                                         //           .XX = incremental changes