diff --git a/ext/filter/sanitizing_filters.c b/ext/filter/sanitizing_filters.c
index 157102f4e59..975e425cf44 100644
--- a/ext/filter/sanitizing_filters.c
+++ b/ext/filter/sanitizing_filters.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static void php_filter_strip(zval *value, long flags)
 	int   i, c;
 	
 	/* Optimization for if no strip flags are set */
-	if (! ((flags & FILTER_FLAG_STRIP_LOW) || (flags & FILTER_FLAG_STRIP_HIGH)) ) {
+	if (!(flags & (FILTER_FLAG_STRIP_LOW | FILTER_FLAG_STRIP_HIGH | FILTER_FLAG_STRIP_BACKTICK))) {
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/ext/filter/tests/bug69202.phpt b/ext/filter/tests/bug69202.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..992298611fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/filter/tests/bug69202.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #69202 (FILTER_FLAG_STRIP_BACKTICK ignored unless other flags are used)
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php if (!extension_loaded("filter")) die("skip"); ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+var_dump(filter_var("``a`b`c``", FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING, FILTER_FLAG_STRIP_BACKTICK));
+var_dump(filter_var("``a`b`c``", FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING, FILTER_FLAG_STRIP_LOW | FILTER_FLAG_STRIP_BACKTICK));
+var_dump(filter_var("``a`b`c``", FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING, FILTER_FLAG_STRIP_HIGH | FILTER_FLAG_STRIP_BACKTICK));
+var_dump(filter_var("``a`b`c``", FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING, FILTER_FLAG_STRIP_LOW | FILTER_FLAG_STRIP_HIGH));
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(3) "abc"
+string(3) "abc"
+string(3) "abc"
+string(9) "``a`b`c``"
diff --git a/ext/mysqli/php_mysqli_structs.h b/ext/mysqli/php_mysqli_structs.h
index e6dafea58c9..d061bfb21a2 100644
--- a/ext/mysqli/php_mysqli_structs.h
+++ b/ext/mysqli/php_mysqli_structs.h
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@ extern PHPAPI zend_class_entry *spl_ce_RuntimeException;
 	mysqli_object *intern = (mysqli_object *)zend_object_store_get_object(*(__id) TSRMLS_CC);\
 	efree(intern->ptr); \
 	intern->ptr = NULL; \
-	ZVAL_NULL(*__id); \
 }
 
 
diff --git a/ext/mysqli/tests/bug63486.phpt b/ext/mysqli/tests/bug63486.phpt
deleted file mode 100644
index 72b8663e43a..00000000000
--- a/ext/mysqli/tests/bug63486.phpt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
---TEST--
-mysqli_free_resource() - resets the zval to NULL
---SKIPIF--
-<?php
-	require_once('skipif.inc');
-	require_once('skipifemb.inc');
-	require_once('skipifconnectfailure.inc');
-?>
---FILE--
-<?php
-	require('connect.inc');
-	if (!$link = my_mysqli_connect($host, $user, $passwd, $db, $port, $socket)) {
-		printf("[001] [%d] %s\n", mysqli_connect_errno(), mysqli_connect_error());
-		die();
-	}
-
-	if (!($res = mysqli_query($link, "SELECT 1"))) {
-		printf("[002] [%d] %s\n", mysqli_errno($link), mysqli_error($link));
-		die();
-	}
-
-	$row = mysqli_fetch_row($res);
-	var_dump($row);
-	var_dump($res);
-	
-	mysqli_free_result($res);
-	
-	var_dump($row);
-	var_dump($res);
-?>
---EXPECTF--
-array(1) {
-  [0]=>
-  string(1) "1"
-}
-object(mysqli_result)#3 (5) {
-  ["current_field"]=>
-  int(0)
-  ["field_count"]=>
-  int(1)
-  ["lengths"]=>
-  array(1) {
-    [0]=>
-    int(1)
-  }
-  ["num_rows"]=>
-  int(1)
-  ["type"]=>
-  int(0)
-}
-array(1) {
-  [0]=>
-  string(1) "1"
-}
-NULL