diff --git a/lib/hdb/hdb_err.et b/lib/hdb/hdb_err.et
index 8b4f89938..e9b8f94af 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/hdb_err.et
+++ b/lib/hdb/hdb_err.et
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ error_table hdb
 
 prefix HDB_ERR
 
-error_code INUSE,		"Entry already exists in database"
+error_code INUSE,		"(deprecated error code) Entry exists in DB"
 error_code UK_SERROR,		"Database store error"
 error_code UK_RERROR,		"Database read error"
 error_code NOENTRY,		"No such entry in the database"