diff --git a/modules/block/block.install b/modules/block/block.install
index fcb95fc4f26f7e827eaaafccd1160b7ae7fa81ac..c45b076bf75f75407e8866c2ecd21975c0ca9941 100644
--- a/modules/block/block.install
+++ b/modules/block/block.install
@@ -460,6 +460,13 @@ function block_update_7007() {
   ));
 }
 
+/**
+ * Update database to match Drupal 7 schema.
+ */
+function block_update_7008() {
+  db_drop_field('block', 'throttle');
+}
+
 /**
  * @} End of "addtogroup updates-6.x-to-7.x"
  */