diff --git a/applications/proof_of_work_app.go b/applications/proof_of_work_app.go
index 222e344..0b88dd3 100644
--- a/applications/proof_of_work_app.go
+++ b/applications/proof_of_work_app.go
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ func (powapp *ProofOfWorkApplication) solveChallenge(challenge []byte, prng core
 			log.Errorf("error completing challenge: %v", err)
 			return nil
 		}
-		// TODO API this is "deprecated", but without it it will cause an allocation on every single check
+
+		//lint:ignore SA1019 API this is "deprecated", but without it it will cause an allocation on every single check
 		solution = next.Encode(encodedSolution)
 
 		copy(solve[0:], solution[:])