diff --git a/node_modules/ssb-friends/index.js b/node_modules/ssb-friends/index.js
index 2d8cab6..e975a5f 100644
--- a/node_modules/ssb-friends/index.js
+++ b/node_modules/ssb-friends/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 const LayeredGraph = require('layered-graph')
 const isFeed = require('ssb-ref').isFeed
 const contacts = require('./contacts')
-const db2Contacts = require('./db2-contacts')
+// const db2Contacts = require('./db2-contacts')
 const setupLegacy = require('./legacy')
 const help = require('./help')
 const authGlue = require('./glue/auth')
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ exports.init = function (sbot, config) {
   layered.max = max
 
   if (sbot.db) {
+    throw new Error('if you are upgrading to db2, you have to re-enable this!')
     sbot.db.registerIndex(db2Contacts(layered.createLayer))
   } else {
     contacts(sbot, layered.createLayer, config)