diff --git a/src/sql/migrations.rs b/src/sql/migrations.rs
index 7a6e1f2a3..b358adb84 100644
--- a/src/sql/migrations.rs
+++ b/src/sql/migrations.rs
@@ -516,7 +516,8 @@ DO UPDATE SET rfc724_mid=excluded.rfc724_mid,
 id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
 msg_id INTEGER,
 update_item TEXT DEFAULT '',
-update_item_read INTEGER DEFAULT 0);
+update_item_read INTEGER DEFAULT 0 -- XXX unused
+);
 CREATE INDEX msgs_status_updates_index1 ON msgs_status_updates (msg_id);"#,
             84,
         )