diff --git a/data/anope.example.conf b/data/anope.example.conf
index f49d3ecce..558c0f9e6 100644
--- a/data/anope.example.conf
+++ b/data/anope.example.conf
@@ -1102,14 +1102,15 @@ mail
 }
 
 /*
- * db_flatfile
+ * [DEPRECATED] db_flatfile
  *
  * Stores your database in a custom flatfile format.
  *
  * This was the recommended database module in 2.0 but it is now recommended
  * that you use db_json instead. You can migrate your db_flatfile database to
  * db_json by loading db_flatfile BEFORE db_json, sending SIGUSR1 to force a
- * database write, and then unloading db_flatfile.
+ * database write, and then unloading db_flatfile. This module will become
+ * import-only in a future release.
  */
 #module
 {