diff --git a/include/auth_ejabberd.php b/scripts/auth_ejabberd.php
similarity index 96%
rename from include/auth_ejabberd.php
rename to scripts/auth_ejabberd.php
index fff2bab32..9ad79004d 100755
--- a/include/auth_ejabberd.php
+++ b/scripts/auth_ejabberd.php
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@
  * Installation:
  *
  *	- Change it's owner to whichever user is running the server, ie. ejabberd
- *	  $ chown ejabberd:ejabberd /path/to/friendica/include/auth_ejabberd.php
+ *	  $ chown ejabberd:ejabberd /path/to/friendica/scripts/auth_ejabberd.php
  *
  * 	- Change the access mode so it is readable only to the user ejabberd and has exec
- *	  $ chmod 700 /path/to/friendica/include/auth_ejabberd.php
+ *	  $ chmod 700 /path/to/friendica/scripts/auth_ejabberd.php
  *
  *	- Edit your ejabberd.cfg file, comment out your auth_method and add:
  *	  {auth_method, external}.
- *	  {extauth_program, "/path/to/friendica/include/auth_ejabberd.php"}.
+ *	  {extauth_program, "/path/to/friendica/script/auth_ejabberd.php"}.
  *
  *	- Restart your ejabberd service, you should be able to login with your friendica auth info
  *
@@ -47,16 +47,13 @@ if (substr($directory, 0, 1) != "/")
 $directory = realpath($directory."/..");
 
 chdir($directory);
-require_once("boot.php");
 
-global $a;
+require_once "boot.php";
+require_once "include/dba.php";
 
-if (empty($a)) {
-	$a = new App(dirname(__DIR__));
-}
+$a = new App(dirname(__DIR__));
 
 @include(".htconfig.php");
-require_once("include/dba.php");
 dba::connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
 unset($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
 
diff --git a/util/db_update.php b/util/db_update.php
deleted file mode 100644
index a611a65c2..000000000
--- a/util/db_update.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @package util
- */
-
-use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\Core\Config;
-
-/*
- * require boot.php
- */
-require_once("boot.php");
-
-if (empty($a)) {
-	$a = new App(dirname(__DIR__));
-}
-@include(".htconfig.php");
-
-$lang = get_browser_language();
-load_translation_table($lang);
-
-require_once("include/dba.php");
-dba::connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data, false);
-unset($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
-
-$build = Config::get('system', 'build');
-
-echo "Old DB VERSION: " . $build . "\n";
-echo "New DB VERSION: " . DB_UPDATE_VERSION . "\n";
-
-
-if ($build != DB_UPDATE_VERSION) {
-	echo "Updating database...";
-	update_db($a);
-	echo "Done\n";
-}