diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Comments/Migrations.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Comments/Migrations.cs
index 1a5e1b1b7..1a20211d1 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Comments/Migrations.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Comments/Migrations.cs
@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@ namespace Orchard.Comments {
             // define the default value for positions
             foreach (var comment in _commentService.GetComments().List()) {
                 comment.Position = comment.Id;
+
+                // migrating the Spam value which is now deprecated
+                if (comment.Status != CommentStatus.Approved) {
+                    comment.Status = CommentStatus.Pending;
+                }
             }
             
             return 4;
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Comments/Models/CommentStatus.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Comments/Models/CommentStatus.cs
index eed366321..149f2703d 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Comments/Models/CommentStatus.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Comments/Models/CommentStatus.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+using System;
+
 namespace Orchard.Comments.Models {
     public enum CommentStatus {
         Pending,
         Approved,
+
+        [Obsolete]
+        Spam
     }
 }
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