diff --git a/src/db_sqlite.nim b/src/db_sqlite.nim
index 21049571f9..f88037e2f3 100644
--- a/src/db_sqlite.nim
+++ b/src/db_sqlite.nim
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 ##
 ##  theDb.close()
 
-{.deadCodeElim:on.}
+{.deadCodeElim: on.}  # dce option deprecated
 
 import strutils, sqlite3