diff --git a/checkers/deprecatedComment_checker.go b/checkers/deprecatedComment_checker.go
index ad40dbd4c..15235919c 100644
--- a/checkers/deprecatedComment_checker.go
+++ b/checkers/deprecatedComment_checker.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ func FuncOld() int`
 			regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)this (?:function|type) is deprecated`),
 			regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)deprecated[.!]? use \S* instead`),
 			regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)\[\[deprecated\]\].*`),
+			regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)note: deprecated\b.*`),
 			// TODO(quasilyte): more of these?
 		}
 
diff --git a/checkers/testdata/deprecatedComment/negative_tests.go b/checkers/testdata/deprecatedComment/negative_tests.go
index a51f61cc4..08045c2a2 100644
--- a/checkers/testdata/deprecatedComment/negative_tests.go
+++ b/checkers/testdata/deprecatedComment/negative_tests.go
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@ type deprecated struct{}
 
 // Derpecated is a type name.
 type Derpecated struct{}
+
+// Note that this one is not deprecated.
+func f() {}
diff --git a/checkers/testdata/deprecatedComment/positive_tests.go b/checkers/testdata/deprecatedComment/positive_tests.go
index bacbf1228..6de204777 100644
--- a/checkers/testdata/deprecatedComment/positive_tests.go
+++ b/checkers/testdata/deprecatedComment/positive_tests.go
@@ -129,3 +129,13 @@ var (
 	// DERPecate: ...
 	_ = 0
 )
+
+/*! the proper format is `Deprecated: <text>` */
+// NOTE: Deprecated. Use bar instead.
+func foo1() {
+}
+
+/*! the proper format is `Deprecated: <text>` */
+// NOTE: Deprecated.
+func foo2() {
+}