*** option.php	2013-04-16 17:57:49.000000000 -0400
--- option.php.new	2013-04-16 19:47:53.000000000 -0400
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*** 360,365 ****
--- 360,369 ----
  function delete_option( $option ) {
  	global $wpdb;
  
+ 	$option = trim($option);
+ 	if ( empty($option) )
+ 		return false;
+ 
  	wp_protect_special_option( $option );
  
  	// Get the ID, if no ID then return