diff --git a/vlib/strings/builder.v b/vlib/strings/builder.v
index 9b06e4f7d9..6f61b0d7d6 100644
--- a/vlib/strings/builder.v
+++ b/vlib/strings/builder.v
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub fn new_builder(initial_size int) Builder {
 }
 
 // write_bytes appends `bytes` to the accumulated buffer
-[deprecated: 'use Builder.write_ptr() instead']
+//[deprecated: 'use Builder.write_ptr() instead']
 [unsafe]
 pub fn (mut b Builder) write_bytes(bytes byteptr, len int) {
 	unsafe { b.write_ptr(bytes, len) }