diff --git a/servatrice/migrations/servatrice_0015_to_0016.sql b/servatrice/migrations/servatrice_0015_to_0016.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d6029c50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/servatrice/migrations/servatrice_0015_to_0016.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- Servatrice db migration from version 15 to version 16
+
+drop table cockatrice_news;
+
+UPDATE cockatrice_schema_version SET version=16 WHERE version=15;
diff --git a/servatrice/scripts/linux/db_backup_all b/servatrice/scripts/linux/db_backup_all
index 35aa5d41..e97b91cc 100644
--- a/servatrice/scripts/linux/db_backup_all
+++ b/servatrice/scripts/linux/db_backup_all
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ TABLES=(
 	"cockatrice_schema_version"
 	"cockatrice_servermessages"
 	"cockatrice_servers"
-	"cockatrice_news"
 	"cockatrice_rooms"
     "cockatrice_rooms_gametypes"
 	)
diff --git a/servatrice/scripts/linux/db_restore_all b/servatrice/scripts/linux/db_restore_all
index 37d1f31e..376a9fc0 100644
--- a/servatrice/scripts/linux/db_restore_all
+++ b/servatrice/scripts/linux/db_restore_all
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ TABLES=(
 	"cockatrice_schema_version"
 	"cockatrice_servermessages"
 	"cockatrice_servers"
-	"cockatrice_news"
 	"cockatrice_rooms"
     "cockatrice_rooms_gametypes"
 	)