diff --git a/project/SparkBuild.scala b/project/SparkBuild.scala
index 858751618e35babe7ae4da14fb1ae62da7420827..fc14e40d38919c55690b7ad4c82eeddd5f0a124c 100644
--- a/project/SparkBuild.scala
+++ b/project/SparkBuild.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ object SparkBuild extends Build {
     organization := "org.spark-project",
     version := "0.4-SNAPSHOT",
     scalaVersion := "2.9.0-1",
-    scalacOptions := Seq(/*"-deprecation",*/ "-unchecked"), // TODO Enable -deprecation and fix all warnings
+    scalacOptions := Seq(/*"-deprecation",*/ "-unchecked"), // -deprecation is too noisy due to usage of old Hadoop API, enable it once that's no longer an issue
     unmanagedJars in Compile <<= baseDirectory map { base => (base ** "*.jar").classpath },
     retrieveManaged := true,
     transitiveClassifiers in Scope.GlobalScope := Seq("sources"),