diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 616e152f9b..100662a8f8 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require_once('include/cache.php');
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica');
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2.3.1326' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.23'    );
-define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1139      );
+define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1140      );
 
 define ( 'EOL',                    "<br />\r\n"     );
 define ( 'ATOM_TIME',              'Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z' );
diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index 78b26922bd..80a9197fa5 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -1019,6 +1019,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `user` (
   `pwdreset` char(255) NOT NULL,
   `maxreq` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT '10',
   `expire` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
+  `account_removed` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `account_expired` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `account_expires_on` datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
   `expire_notification_sent` datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
@@ -1036,7 +1037,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `user` (
   KEY `blocked` (`blocked`),
   KEY `verified` (`verified`),
   KEY `unkmail` (`unkmail`),
-  KEY `cntunkmail` (`cntunkmail`)
+  KEY `cntunkmail` (`cntunkmail`),
+  KEY `account_removed` (`account_removed`)
 ) ENGINE=MyISAM  DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 -- --------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index 2758f59066..3c2ecebb6b 100644
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-define( 'UPDATE_VERSION' , 1139 );
+define( 'UPDATE_VERSION' , 1140 );
 
 /**
  *
@@ -1215,4 +1215,11 @@ function update_1137() {
 
 function update_1138() {
 	q("alter table contact add archive tinyint(1) not null default '0' after hidden, add index (archive)");
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+function update_1139() {
+	$r = q("alter table user add account_removed tinyint(1) not null default '0' after expire, add index(account_removed) ");
+	if(! $r)
+		return UPDATE_FAILED ;
+	return UPDATE_SUCCESS ;
+}