diff --git a/ext/standard/type.c b/ext/standard/type.c
index c05926b1a377..ff35cb785cce 100644
--- a/ext/standard/type.c
+++ b/ext/standard/type.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(settype)
 		convert_to_long(ptr);
 	} else if (zend_string_equals_ci(type, ZSTR_KNOWN(ZEND_STR_FLOAT))) {
 		convert_to_double(ptr);
-	} else if (zend_string_equals_ci(type, ZSTR_KNOWN(ZEND_STR_DOUBLE))) { /* deprecated */
+	} else if (zend_string_equals_ci(type, ZSTR_KNOWN(ZEND_STR_DOUBLE))) {
 		convert_to_double(ptr);
 	} else if (zend_string_equals_ci(type, ZSTR_KNOWN(ZEND_STR_STRING))) {
 		convert_to_string(ptr);