diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/compiledata.c b/src/libespeak-ng/compiledata.c
index aec090ac..2d3a31e6 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/compiledata.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/compiledata.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static keywtab_t keywords[] = {
 	{ "unstressed",   tPHONEME_FLAG, phUNSTRESSED },
 	{ "nolink",       tPHONEME_FLAG, phNOLINK },
 	{ "brkafter",     tPHONEME_FLAG, phBRKAFTER },
-	{ "rhotic",       tPHONEME_FLAG, phRHOTIC }, // TODO (deprecated): use 'rzd' instead
+	{ "rhotic",       tPHONEME_FLAG, phRHOTIC },
 	{ "nonsyllabic",  tPHONEME_FLAG, phNONSYLLABIC }, // TODO (deprecated): use 'nsy' instead
 	{ "lengthenstop", tPHONEME_FLAG, phLENGTHENSTOP },
 	{ "nopause",      tPHONEME_FLAG, phNOPAUSE },
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/phoneme.c b/src/libespeak-ng/phoneme.c
index 2c7fdba9..d6883cfc 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/phoneme.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/phoneme.c
@@ -205,10 +205,8 @@ phoneme_add_feature(PHONEME_TAB *phoneme,
 	case vzd:
 	case fzd:
 	case nzd:
-		// Not supported by eSpeak.
-		break;
 	case rzd:
-		phoneme->phflags |= phRHOTIC;
+		// Not supported by eSpeak.
 		break;
 	// tongue root
 	case atr: