diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/schema.php b/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
index 95aa25503c..4e64deeca8 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
@@ -356,6 +356,9 @@ function populate_options() {
 		'page_uris', 'update_core', 'update_plugins', 'update_themes', 'doing_cron', 'random_seed', 'rss_excerpt_length');
 	foreach ($unusedoptions as $option)
 		delete_option($option);
+	
+	// delete obsolete magpie stuff
+	$wpdb->query("DELETE FROM $wpdb->options WHERE option_name REGEXP '^rss_[0-9a-f]{32}(_ts)?$'");
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index a08c14e806..b2a7519d60 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ $wp_version = '2.9-beta-1';
  *
  * @global int $wp_db_version
  */
-$wp_db_version = 12136;
+$wp_db_version = 12208;
 
 /**
  * Holds the TinyMCE version