Index: wp-includes/wp-db.php
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--- wp-includes/wp-db.php	(revision 11974)
+++ wp-includes/wp-db.php	(working copy)
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
 	 * @param string $dbhost MySQL database host
 	 */
 	function wpdb($dbuser, $dbpassword, $dbname, $dbhost) {
-		return $this->__construct($dbuser, $dbpassword, $dbname, $dbhost);
+		$this->__construct($dbuser, $dbpassword, $dbname, $dbhost);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -355,8 +355,6 @@
 	 * @param string $dbhost MySQL database host
 	 */
 	function __construct($dbuser, $dbpassword, $dbname, $dbhost) {
-		register_shutdown_function(array(&$this, "__destruct"));
-
 		if ( defined('WP_DEBUG') and WP_DEBUG == true )
 			$this->show_errors();
 
@@ -403,17 +401,6 @@
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * PHP5 style destructor and will run when database object is destroyed.
-	 *
-	 * @since 2.0.8
-	 *
-	 * @return bool Always true
-	 */
-	function __destruct() {
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	/**
 	 * Sets the table prefix for the WordPress tables.
 	 *
 	 * Also allows for the CUSTOM_USER_TABLE and CUSTOM_USER_META_TABLE to