diff --git a/builds/msvc/properties/Release.props b/builds/msvc/properties/Release.props
index 5c827fc38..05e34a281 100644
--- a/builds/msvc/properties/Release.props
+++ b/builds/msvc/properties/Release.props
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <_PropertySheetDisplayName>Release Settings</_PropertySheetDisplayName>
     <DebugOrRelease>Release</DebugOrRelease>
-    <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
+    <!--<LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>-->
   </PropertyGroup>
   
   <!-- DebugInformationFormat and GenerateDebugInformation were formerly disabled. -->
diff --git a/include/bitcoin/database/query.hpp b/include/bitcoin/database/query.hpp
index a1fbadf21..8e420d475 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/database/query.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/database/query.hpp
@@ -845,14 +845,14 @@ class query
     /// merkle
     /// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    // merkle related utilities
+    /// merkle related utilities
     static hash_digest partial_subroot(hashes&& tree, size_t span) NOEXCEPT;
     static void merge_merkle(hashes& path, hashes&& leaves, size_t first,
         size_t lift) NOEXCEPT;
     static positions merkle_branch(size_t leaf, size_t leaves,
         bool compress=false) NOEXCEPT;
 
-    // merkle related configuration
+    /// merkle related configuration
     size_t interval_depth() const NOEXCEPT;
     size_t initialize_span() const NOEXCEPT;
 
diff --git a/include/bitcoin/database/tables/caches/ecdsa.hpp b/include/bitcoin/database/tables/caches/ecdsa.hpp
index e21f45eaa..f0c3ab450 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/database/tables/caches/ecdsa.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/database/tables/caches/ecdsa.hpp
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ struct ecdsa
     };
 };
 
-////static_assert(offsetof(system::ecdsa::triple, digest) == 0);
-////static_assert(offsetof(system::ecdsa::triple, point) == 32);
-////static_assert(offsetof(system::ecdsa::triple, signature) == 65);
-////static_assert(offsetof(system::ecdsa::triple, identifier) == 129);
 static_assert(sizeof(system::ecdsa::triple) == schema::ecdsa::minrow);
 
 } // namespace table
diff --git a/include/bitcoin/database/tables/caches/multisig.hpp b/include/bitcoin/database/tables/caches/multisig.hpp
index c709b66a9..2fe2c5455 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/database/tables/caches/multisig.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/database/tables/caches/multisig.hpp
@@ -80,12 +80,6 @@ struct multisig
     };
 };
 
-////static_assert(offsetof(system::multisig::triple, digest) == 0);
-////static_assert(offsetof(system::multisig::triple, point) == 32);
-////static_assert(offsetof(system::multisig::triple, signature) == 65);
-////static_assert(offsetof(system::multisig::triple, pair) == 129);
-////static_assert(offsetof(system::multisig::triple, set) == 130);
-////static_assert(offsetof(system::multisig::triple, identifier) == 132);
 static_assert(sizeof(system::multisig::triple) == schema::multisig::minrow);
 
 } // namespace table
diff --git a/include/bitcoin/database/tables/caches/schnorr.hpp b/include/bitcoin/database/tables/caches/schnorr.hpp
index 022fffeb5..3ec478bd5 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/database/tables/caches/schnorr.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/database/tables/caches/schnorr.hpp
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ struct schnorr
     };
 };
 
-////static_assert(offsetof(system::schnorr::triple, digest) == 0);
-////static_assert(offsetof(system::schnorr::triple, point) == 32);
-////static_assert(offsetof(system::schnorr::triple, signature) == 64);
-////static_assert(offsetof(system::schnorr::triple, identifier) == 128);
 static_assert(sizeof(system::schnorr::triple) == schema::schnorr::minrow);
 
 } // namespace table