diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 3fd5b53b7..c9e629361 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ from lib.core.convert import unicodeencode
 from lib.core.convert import utf8encode
 from lib.core.decorators import cachedmethod
 from lib.core.dicts import DBMS_DICT
+from lib.core.dicts import DEPRECATED_HINTS
 from lib.core.dicts import SQL_STATEMENTS
 from lib.core.enums import ADJUST_TIME_DELAY
 from lib.core.enums import CHARSET_TYPE
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ from lib.core.settings import DBMS_DIRECTORY_DICT
 from lib.core.settings import DEFAULT_COOKIE_DELIMITER
 from lib.core.settings import DEFAULT_GET_POST_DELIMITER
 from lib.core.settings import DEFAULT_MSSQL_SCHEMA
+from lib.core.settings import DEPRECATED_OPTIONS
 from lib.core.settings import DESCRIPTION
 from lib.core.settings import DUMMY_SQL_INJECTION_CHARS
 from lib.core.settings import DUMMY_USER_INJECTION
@@ -3133,6 +3135,18 @@ def getHostHeader(url):
 
     return retVal
 
+def checkDeprecatedOptions(args):
+    """
+    Checks for deprecated options
+    """
+
+    for _ in args:
+        if _ in DEPRECATED_OPTIONS:
+            errMsg = "switch/option '%s' is deprecated" % _
+            if _ in DEPRECATED_HINTS:
+                errMsg += " (hint: %s)" % DEPRECATED_HINTS[_]
+            raise sqlmapSyntaxException, errMsg
+
 def evaluateCode(code, variables=None):
     """
     Executes given python code given in a string form
diff --git a/lib/core/dicts.py b/lib/core/dicts.py
index 49eaa34d2..8bec7efe1 100644
--- a/lib/core/dicts.py
+++ b/lib/core/dicts.py
@@ -201,3 +201,5 @@ POST_HINT_CONTENT_TYPES = {
                                 POST_HINT.SOAP: "application/soap+xml",
                                 POST_HINT.XML: "application/xml"
                           }
+
+DEPRECATED_HINTS = {"--replicate": "use '--dump-format=SQLITE' instead"}
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index f8b5c4ca8..7c483f983 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -305,6 +305,9 @@ HASH_MOD_ITEM_DISPLAY = 11
 # Maximum integer value
 MAX_INT = sys.maxint
 
+# List of deprecated options
+DEPRECATED_OPTIONS = ("--replicate",)
+
 # Parameters to be ignored in detection phase (upper case)
 IGNORE_PARAMETERS = ("__VIEWSTATE", "__VIEWSTATEENCRYPTED", "__EVENTARGUMENT", "__EVENTTARGET", "__EVENTVALIDATION", "ASPSESSIONID", "ASP.NET_SESSIONID", "JSESSIONID", "CFID", "CFTOKEN")
 
diff --git a/lib/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index 02253bdfc..ac1759d4d 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from optparse import OptionGroup
 from optparse import OptionParser
 from optparse import SUPPRESS_HELP
 
+from lib.core.common import checkDeprecatedOptions
 from lib.core.common import expandMnemonics
 from lib.core.common import getUnicode
 from lib.core.data import logger
@@ -716,6 +717,8 @@ def cmdLineParser():
         for arg in sys.argv:
             args.append(getUnicode(arg, system=True))
 
+        checkDeprecatedOptions(args)
+
         # Hide non-basic options in basic help case
         for i in xrange(len(sys.argv)):
             if sys.argv[i] == '-hh':