diff --git a/docs/changelog/6.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/6.x.x.txt
index 2e2f6a27d..c5ff23d61 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/6.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/6.x.x.txt
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
  - bugfix [ 996170 ] mesage log logId not being passed
  - Added template variables user.canPost and user.canView in forum_loop to MessageBoard / RFE[864134] (Leendert Bottelberghs)
  - Made flat thread work like flat thread -> messages sorted by submission date / RFE[995982]. (Leendert Bottelberghs)
-
+ - Upgraded DBIx::Tree::NestedSet to the latest version (0.15) (Martin Kamerbeek /Procolix)
+ - Eliminated the use for the 'id' column in the page table (Martin Kamerbeek /Procolix)
 
 
 6.1.1
diff --git a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_6.1.1-6.2.0.sql b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_6.1.1-6.2.0.sql
index 56b25008b..14538db43 100644
--- a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_6.1.1-6.2.0.sql
+++ b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_6.1.1-6.2.0.sql
@@ -266,3 +266,4 @@ create table urls (
 	params text
 );
 
+alter table page drop column id;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Page.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Page.pm
index b314e5bd1..999a478e9 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Page.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Page.pm
@@ -209,15 +209,12 @@ sub add {
 		
 	$newPageId = WebGUI::Id::generate();
 	$self->add_child_to_right(
-		id	=>$self->get('pageId'),
-		pageId	=>$newPageId,
+		pageId	=>$self->get('pageId'),
+		provided_primary_key => $newPageId,
 		parentId=>$self->get('pageId'),
 		depth	=>($self->get('depth') + 1),
 		);
 	
-	# Fixup the 'id' column that has the wrong value.
-	WebGUI::SQL->write("update page set id=pageId where pageId=".quote($newPageId));
-
 	$self->recacheNavigation;
 
 	return WebGUI::Page->new($newPageId);
@@ -1341,9 +1338,11 @@ sub new {
 		table_name		=> 'page',
 		left_column_name	=> 'nestedSetLeft',
 		right_column_name	=> 'nestedSetRight',
+		id_name			=> 'pageId',
 		dbh			=> $session{dbh},
 		no_alter_table		=> 1,
-		no_locking		=> 1
+		no_locking		=> 1,
+		no_id_creation		=> 1,
 		);
 	unless (ref($properties)) {
 		$properties = WebGUI::SQL->quickHashRef("select * from page where pageId=".quote($_[1]));