diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/kohastructure.sql b/installer/data/mysql/kohastructure.sql
index 09ef8d3d30..a74d81a5ea 100644
--- a/installer/data/mysql/kohastructure.sql
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/kohastructure.sql
@@ -1712,21 +1712,6 @@ CREATE TABLE `overduerules` ( -- overdue notice status and triggers
   PRIMARY KEY  (`branchcode`,`categorycode`)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COLLATE=utf8_unicode_ci;
 
---
--- Table structure for table `patroncards`
---
-
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `patroncards`;
-CREATE TABLE `patroncards` (
-  `cardid` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
-  `batch_id` varchar(10) NOT NULL default '1',
-  `borrowernumber` int(11) NOT NULL,
-  `timestamp` timestamp NOT NULL default CURRENT_TIMESTAMP on update CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-   PRIMARY KEY  (`cardid`),
-   KEY `patroncards_ibfk_1` (`borrowernumber`),
-   CONSTRAINT `patroncards_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`borrowernumber`) REFERENCES `borrowers` (`borrowernumber`) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COLLATE=utf8_unicode_ci;
-
 --
 -- Table structure for table `patronimage`
 --
diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl b/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl
index 0bd3ac6773..d97e8f2813 100755
--- a/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl
@@ -10018,6 +10018,13 @@ if ( CheckVersion($DBversion) ) {
     SetVersion ($DBversion);
 }
 
+$DBversion = "3.19.00.XXX";
+if ( CheckVersion($DBversion) ) {
+    $dbh->do(qq|DROP table patroncards;|);
+    print "Upgrade to $DBversion done (Bug 13539: Remove table patroncards from database as it's no longer in use)\n";
+    SetVersion ($DBversion);
+}
+
 # DEVELOPER PROCESS, search for anything to execute in the db_update directory
 # SEE bug 13068
 # if there is anything in the atomicupdate, read and execute it.