diff --git a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.9.5-7.9.6.pl b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.9.5-7.9.6.pl
index 70ee870d8..239572d71 100644
--- a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.9.5-7.9.6.pl
+++ b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.9.5-7.9.6.pl
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ my $session = start(); # this line required
 
 # upgrade functions go here
 fixConvertUTCMacroName($session);
+dropOldEMSTableColumn($session);
 
 finish($session); # this line required
 
@@ -57,6 +58,16 @@ sub fixConvertUTCMacroName {
     print "DONE!\n" unless $quiet;
 }
 
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Describe what our function does
+sub dropOldEMSTableColumn {
+    my $session = shift;
+    print "\tDrop an old column from the EventMangementSystem table that is no longer used... " unless $quiet;
+    $session->db->write(q|ALTER TABLE EventManagementSystem DROP COLUMN groupToApproveEvents|);
+    # and here's our code
+    print "DONE!\n" unless $quiet;
+}
+
 
 # -------------- DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE --------------------------------
 
diff --git a/t/Asset/Wobject/EventManagementSystem.t b/t/Asset/Wobject/EventManagementSystem.t
index 10341bd7c..d395acf83 100644
--- a/t/Asset/Wobject/EventManagementSystem.t
+++ b/t/Asset/Wobject/EventManagementSystem.t
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ $templateMock->mock('process', sub { $templateVars = $_[1]; } );
             'stateChangedBy'                    => ignore(),
             'lineage'                           => ignore(),
             'className'                         => 'WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::EventManagementSystem',
-            'groupToApproveEvents'              => ignore(),
             'lastModified'                      => ignore(),
             'title'                             => 'Test EMS',
             'groupIdView'                       => ignore(),