diff --git a/apachesolr.install b/apachesolr.install
index 407aa4d..c7984cf 100644
--- a/apachesolr.install
+++ b/apachesolr.install
@@ -441,3 +441,14 @@ function apachesolr_update_7007() {
    }
    variable_del('apachesolr_default_server');
 }
+
+/**
+ * Remove more facet-related variable deprecated by the Facet API integration.
+ */
+function apachesolr_update_7008() {
+  variable_del('apachesolr_facet_missing');
+  variable_del('apachesolr_facet_query_initial_limits');
+  variable_del('apachesolr_facet_query_sorts');
+  variable_del('apachesolr_facet_sort_active');
+  variable_del('apachesolr_operator');
+}