diff --git a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstChecker.kt b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstChecker.kt
index 7c70ff319..a806fbb39 100644
--- a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstChecker.kt
+++ b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstChecker.kt
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ internal class AstChecker(private val program: Program,
                 else -> false
             }
             if (!ok) {
-                errors.err("statement occurs in a block, where it will never be executed. Use it in a subroutine instead.", statement.position)
+                errors.err("non-declarative statement occurs in block scope, where it will never be executed. Move it to a subroutine instead.", statement.position)
                 break
             }
         }
diff --git a/docs/source/todo.rst b/docs/source/todo.rst
index 114a54d8b..4488b90fb 100644
--- a/docs/source/todo.rst
+++ b/docs/source/todo.rst
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 TODO
 ====
 
-- alllow uword xx=memory()  initialization in block scope.
-
 - hoist all variable declarations up to the subroutine scope *before* even the constant folding takes place (to avoid undefined symbol errors when referring to a variable from another nested scope in the subroutine)
 - optimize swap of two memread values with index, using the same pointer expression/variable, like swap(@(ptr+1), @(ptr+2))
 - optimize several inner loops in gfx2 (highres 4 color mode)
diff --git a/examples/test.p8 b/examples/test.p8
index 84e92a775..bf6c5f695 100644
--- a/examples/test.p8
+++ b/examples/test.p8
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
 %import textio
+%zeropage basicsafe
 
 main {
 
-;   $1F9C0 - $1F9FF 	PSG registers
-
     sub start() {
-        txt.print("tone")
-
-        uword freq = 1181
-        cx16.vpoke(1, $f9c0, lsb(freq))
-        cx16.vpoke(1, $f9c1, msb(freq))
-        cx16.vpoke(1, $f9c2, %11111111)     ; volume
-        cx16.vpoke(1, $f9c3, %11000000)     ; triangle waveform
+        txt.print("done\n")
     }
 }