Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/00-database-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/00-database-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.127 -r1.128
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/00-database-procs.tcl	12 Feb 2019 16:29:19 -0000	1.127
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/00-database-procs.tcl	12 Feb 2019 16:34:22 -0000	1.128
@@ -356,14 +356,14 @@
     return $result
 }
 
-ad_proc -public db_nullify_empty_string { string } {
+ad_proc -public -deprecated db_nullify_empty_string { string } {
     A convenience function that returns [db_null] if $string is the empty string.
+
+    Deprecated: essentially just returns the passed string.
+
+    @see: db_null
 } {
-    if { $string eq "" } {
-        return [db_null]
-    } else {
-        return $string
-    }
+    return $string
 }
 
 ad_proc -public db_boolean { bool } {