diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 67ab2c9a..8c3576a4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ xbps-0.21 (???):
 	 glibc>=2.8_1
 	$
 
- * When running a full system upgrade (xbps-install -u) check if there's
-   any update to the xbps package, and if true, update this only in
-   the running transaction. This ensures that we update the package
-   manager without any trouble in pkgdb.
-
  * New repository index format (1.7): unnecessary and redundant objects
    have been removed that are already stored in package metadata files.
    This means that xbps-query(8) in repository mode will now fetch package
diff --git a/bin/xbps-install/state_cb.c b/bin/xbps-install/state_cb.c
index 11167d92..2cab0ae6 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-install/state_cb.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-install/state_cb.c
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ state_cb(struct xbps_state_cb_data *xscd, void *cbdata)
 	case XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE:
 		printf("%s: configuring ...\n", xscd->arg);
 		break;
-	case XBPS_STATE_XBPS_UPDATE:
 	case XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE_DONE:
 		/* empty */
 		break;
diff --git a/include/xbps_api.h.in b/include/xbps_api.h.in
index faad492b..b0c5715f 100644
--- a/include/xbps_api.h.in
+++ b/include/xbps_api.h.in
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
  */
 #define XBPS_PKGINDEX_VERSION	"1.7"
 
-#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20130307-2"
+#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20130308"
 
 #ifndef XBPS_VERSION
  #define XBPS_VERSION		"UNSET"
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ extern "C" {
  * install, update, remove and replace.
  * - XBPS_STATE_TRANS_CONFIGURE: transaction is configuring all
  * unpacked packages.
- * - XBPS_STATE_XBPS_UPDATE: a new package update is available for XBPS.
  * - XBPS_STATE_DOWNLOAD: a binary package is being downloaded.
  * - XBPS_STATE_VERIFY: a binary package is being verified.
  * - XBPS_STATE_REMOVE: a package is being removed.
@@ -278,7 +277,6 @@ typedef enum xbps_state {
 	XBPS_STATE_UPDATE_FAIL,
 	XBPS_STATE_UNPACK_FAIL,
 	XBPS_STATE_REPOSYNC_FAIL,
-	XBPS_STATE_XBPS_UPDATE,
 	XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE_DONE
 } xbps_state_t;
 
@@ -577,7 +575,6 @@ struct xbps_handle {
 	 *  - XBPS_FLAG_DEBUG
 	 *  - XBPS_FLAG_SYSLOG
 	 *  - XBPS_FLAG_INSTALL_AUTO
-	 *  - XBPS_FLAG_INSTALL_MANUAL
 	 */
 	int flags;
 	/**
diff --git a/lib/transaction_ops.c b/lib/transaction_ops.c
index 60286011..7785c582 100644
--- a/lib/transaction_ops.c
+++ b/lib/transaction_ops.c
@@ -201,23 +201,6 @@ xbps_transaction_update_packages(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
 	iter = prop_dictionary_iterator(xhp->pkgdb);
 	assert(iter);
 
-	/*
-	 * Check if there's a new update for XBPS before starting
-	 * a full system upgrade.
-	 */
-	if (xbps_pkgdb_get_pkg(xhp, "xbps")) {
-		if (trans_find_pkg(xhp, "xbps", TRANS_UPDATE) == 0) {
-			xbps_set_cb_state(xhp, XBPS_STATE_XBPS_UPDATE, 0, NULL, NULL);
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
-	if (xbps_pkgdb_get_pkg(xhp, "xbps-git")) {
-		if (trans_find_pkg(xhp, "xbps-git", TRANS_UPDATE) == 0) {
-			xbps_set_cb_state(xhp, XBPS_STATE_XBPS_UPDATE, 0, NULL, NULL);
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
-
 	while ((obj = prop_object_iterator_next(iter))) {
 		pkgd = prop_dictionary_get_keysym(xhp->pkgdb, obj);
 		prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(pkgd, "pkgver", &pkgver);