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"
 	)
diff --git a/servatrice/servatrice.sql b/servatrice/servatrice.sql
index 45f41b57..e8973d7b 100644
--- a/servatrice/servatrice.sql
+++ b/servatrice/servatrice.sql
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `cockatrice_schema_version` (
   PRIMARY KEY  (`version`)
 ) ENGINE=INNODB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
-INSERT INTO cockatrice_schema_version VALUES(15);
+INSERT INTO cockatrice_schema_version VALUES(16);
 
 -- users and user data tables
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `cockatrice_users` (
@@ -142,17 +142,6 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `cockatrice_replays_access` (
 
 -- server administration
 
--- Note: unused table
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `cockatrice_news` (
-  `id` int(7) unsigned zerofill NOT NULL auto_increment,
-  `id_user` int(7) unsigned zerofill NOT NULL,
-  `news_date` datetime NOT NULL,
-  `subject` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
-  `content` text NOT NULL,
-  PRIMARY KEY  (`id`),
-  FOREIGN KEY(`id_user`) REFERENCES `cockatrice_users`(`id`)  ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE
-) ENGINE=INNODB  DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
-
 -- Note: unused table
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `cockatrice_servers` (
   `id` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL,
diff --git a/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.h b/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.h
index 086d0ba9..3ec8a5e5 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.h
+++ b/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "server.h"
 #include "server_database_interface.h"
 
-#define DATABASE_SCHEMA_VERSION 15
+#define DATABASE_SCHEMA_VERSION 16
 
 class Servatrice;