diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/candylinkvpn/UnlockProPatch.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/candylinkvpn/UnlockProPatch.kt
index 3a878ddf7c..ae7df44081 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/candylinkvpn/UnlockProPatch.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/candylinkvpn/UnlockProPatch.kt
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
 package app.revanced.patches.candylinkvpn
 
-import app.revanced.util.exception
 import app.revanced.patcher.data.BytecodeContext
 import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.addInstructions
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.BytecodePatch
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotation.CompatiblePackage
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotation.Patch
 import app.revanced.patches.candylinkvpn.fingerprints.IsPremiumPurchasedFingerprint
+import app.revanced.util.exception
 
 @Patch(
-    name = "Unlock pro",
-    compatiblePackages = [CompatiblePackage("com.candylink.openvpn")]
+    compatiblePackages = [CompatiblePackage("com.candylink.openvpn")],
+)
+@Deprecated(
+    "This patch does not work anymore and will be removed in the future, " +
+        "because the servers now check the purchase status.",
 )
 @Suppress("unused")
 object UnlockProPatch : BytecodePatch(
-    setOf(IsPremiumPurchasedFingerprint)
+    setOf(IsPremiumPurchasedFingerprint),
 ) {
     override fun execute(context: BytecodeContext) {
         IsPremiumPurchasedFingerprint.result?.mutableMethod?.addInstructions(
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ object UnlockProPatch : BytecodePatch(
             """
                const/4 v0, 0x1
                return v0
-            """
+            """,
         ) ?: throw IsPremiumPurchasedFingerprint.exception
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}