diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors/errors.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors/errors.go
index 2c101ab39e5..7b57a9eb6ca 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors/errors.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors/errors.go
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ func NewApplyConflict(causes []metav1.StatusCause, message string) *StatusError
 }
 
 // NewGone returns an error indicating the item no longer available at the server and no forwarding address is known.
-// DEPRECATED: Please use NewResourceExpired instead.
+//
+// Deprecated: Please use NewResourceExpired instead.
 func NewGone(message string) *StatusError {
 	return &StatusError{metav1.Status{
 		Status:  metav1.StatusFailure,