diff --git a/irc/channel.go b/irc/channel.go
index fb66073b..69e39077 100644
--- a/irc/channel.go
+++ b/irc/channel.go
@@ -35,11 +35,7 @@ func NewChannel(s *Server, name string) *Channel {
 	}
 
 	s.channels[name] = channel
-	s.db.Exec(`INSERT INTO channel
-                 (name, flags, key, topic, user_limit)
-                 VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
-		channel.name, channel.flags.String(), channel.key, channel.topic,
-		channel.userLimit)
+	s.db.Exec(`INSERT INTO channel (name) VALUES (?)`, channel.name)
 
 	return channel
 }
diff --git a/irc/constants.go b/irc/constants.go
index fbec13e2..35ff058c 100644
--- a/irc/constants.go
+++ b/irc/constants.go
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ const (
 	LocalOperator UserMode = 'O'
 	Operator      UserMode = 'o'
 	Restricted    UserMode = 'r'
-	ServerNotice  UserMode = 's'
+	ServerNotice  UserMode = 's' // deprecated
 	WallOps       UserMode = 'w'
 
 	Anonymous       ChannelMode = 'a' // flag