diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index b8e0a1848..3357f269e 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ from lib.core.decorators import cachedmethod
 from lib.core.defaults import defaults
 from lib.core.dicts import DBMS_DICT
 from lib.core.dicts import DEFAULT_DOC_ROOTS
-from lib.core.dicts import OLD_OPTIONS
+from lib.core.dicts import OBSOLETE_OPTIONS
 from lib.core.dicts import SQL_STATEMENTS
 from lib.core.enums import ADJUST_TIME_DELAY
 from lib.core.enums import CONTENT_STATUS
@@ -4457,19 +4457,17 @@ def getHostHeader(url):
 
     return retVal
 
-def checkOldOptions(args):
+def checkObsoleteOptions(args):
     """
-    Checks for deprecated/obsolete options
+    Checks for obsolete options
     """
 
     for _ in args:
         _ = _.split('=')[0].strip()
-        if _ in OLD_OPTIONS:
-            if OLD_OPTIONS[_]:
-                errMsg = "switch/option '%s' is deprecated" % _
-                errMsg += " (hint: %s)" % OLD_OPTIONS[_]
-            else:
-                errMsg = "switch/option '%s' is obsolete" % _
+        if _ in OBSOLETE_OPTIONS:
+            errMsg = "switch/option '%s' is obsolete" % _
+            if OBSOLETE_OPTIONS[_]:
+                errMsg += " (hint: %s)" % OBSOLETE_OPTIONS[_]
             raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
 
 def checkSystemEncoding():
diff --git a/lib/core/dicts.py b/lib/core/dicts.py
index 4ff4f8f3d..e7b8fbe0f 100644
--- a/lib/core/dicts.py
+++ b/lib/core/dicts.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ POST_HINT_CONTENT_TYPES = {
     POST_HINT.ARRAY_LIKE: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=utf-8",
 }
 
-OLD_OPTIONS = {
+OBSOLETE_OPTIONS = {
     "--replicate": "use '--dump-format=SQLITE' instead",
     "--no-unescape": "use '--no-escape' instead",
     "--binary": "use '--binary-fields' instead",
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ OLD_OPTIONS = {
     "--purge-output": "use '--purge' instead",
     "--check-payload": None,
     "--check-waf": None,
-    "--identify-waf": None,
+    "--identify-waf": "functionality being done automatically",
     "--pickled-options": "use '--api -c ...' instead",
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index d6c69efe4..11051c78d 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.3.5.145"
+VERSION = "1.3.5.146"
 TYPE = "dev" if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] != '0' else "stable"
 TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 90, "pip": 34}
 VERSION_STRING = "sqlmap/%s#%s" % ('.'.join(VERSION.split('.')[:-1]) if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] == '0' else VERSION, TYPE)
diff --git a/lib/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index fff08fae6..5342dffdb 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from optparse import OptionGroup
 from optparse import OptionParser
 from optparse import SUPPRESS_HELP
 
-from lib.core.common import checkOldOptions
+from lib.core.common import checkObsoleteOptions
 from lib.core.common import checkSystemEncoding
 from lib.core.common import dataToStdout
 from lib.core.common import expandMnemonics
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ def cmdLineParser(argv=None):
             _.append(getUnicode(arg, encoding=sys.stdin.encoding))
 
         argv = _
-        checkOldOptions(argv)
+        checkObsoleteOptions(argv)
 
         prompt = "--sqlmap-shell" in argv