--- a/debian/postrm	Fri May 23 10:33:10 2003 +0100
+++ b/debian/postrm	Sat May 24 07:05:53 2003 +0100
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# $Id: postrm 460 2003-02-23 15:16:46Z godisch $
+# $Id: postrm 534 2003-05-24 06:05:53Z godisch $
 
 set -e
-. /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
-db_version 2.0
 
 server_config=/etc/news/noffle.conf
 debian_config=/etc/default/noffle
@@ -20,8 +18,10 @@
 		$server_config $server_config.old \
 		$debian_config $debian_config.old
 	rm -rf /etc/noffle /var/spool/noffle
-	db_purge
+	if [ -e /usr/share/debconf/confmodule ]; then
+		. /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+		db_purge
+	fi
 fi
 
-db_stop
 exit 0