diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBHelper.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBHelper.java
index b44021f29..cf6a4d6bd 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBHelper.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBHelper.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class DBHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
     public static final String INVITEID = "INVITEID";
     public static final String RELAYID = "RELAYID";
     public static final String SEED = "SEED";
-    public static final String SMSPHONE = "SMSPHONE";
+    public static final String SMSPHONE = "SMSPHONE"; // unused -- so far
     public static final String LASTMOVE = "LASTMOVE";
     public static final String GROUPID = "GROUPID";
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class DBHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
         ,SEED,         "INTEGER"
         ,DICTLANG,     "INTEGER"
         ,DICTLIST,     "TEXT"
-        ,SMSPHONE,     "TEXT"
+        ,SMSPHONE,     "TEXT"   // unused
         ,SCORES,       "TEXT"
         ,CHAT_HISTORY, "TEXT"
         ,GAMEID,       "INTEGER"
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBUtils.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBUtils.java
index f3504932f..303b09af9 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBUtils.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBUtils.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class DBUtils {
                                  DBHelper.TURN, DBHelper.GIFLAGS,
                                  DBHelper.CONTYPE, DBHelper.SERVERROLE,
                                  DBHelper.ROOMNAME, DBHelper.RELAYID, 
-                                 DBHelper.SMSPHONE, DBHelper.SEED, 
+                                 /*DBHelper.SMSPHONE,*/ DBHelper.SEED, 
                                  DBHelper.DICTLANG, DBHelper.GAMEID,
                                  DBHelper.SCORES, DBHelper.HASMSGS,
                                  DBHelper.LASTPLAY_TIME, DBHelper.REMOTEDEVS,