--- src/TodoDB.cc.orig	2004-11-11 02:41:46.295927056 -0500
+++ src/TodoDB.cc	2004-11-11 02:40:56.882439048 -0500
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@
 			if (options.verbose > 1)
 				cout << info << "todo: permanently removing item '" << (*j) << "'" << normal << endl;
 			erase(todo, *j);
-			t->db->setDirty(true);
+			//t->db->setDirty(true);
 		} else
 			notfound.push_back(*j);
 	}