diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/compiler_check.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/compiler_check.hpp
index fcf651ab..3fac47fb 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/compiler_check.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/compiler_check.hpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 #endif
 
 
-#if (!defined(ARMA_HAVE_CXX14)) && (!defined(ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER))
+#if (!defined(ARMA_HAVE_CXX14))
   #pragma message ("INFO: support for C++11 is deprecated; minimum recommended standard is C++14")
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/compiler_setup.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/compiler_setup.hpp
index 3176a50c..37aa6dca 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/compiler_setup.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/compiler_setup.hpp
@@ -477,14 +477,7 @@
 #undef major
 
 
-// optionally allow disabling of compile-time deprecation messages (not recommended)
-// NOTE: option 'ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER' will be removed
-// NOTE: disabling deprecation messages is counter-productive
-
+// disabling deprecation messages is counter-productive
 #if defined(ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER)
-  #undef  arma_deprecated
-  #define arma_deprecated
-
-  #undef  arma_frown
-  #define arma_frown(msg)
+  #pragma message("NOTE: support for ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER has been removed")
 #endif
diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp
index 46d755bc..56b399e7 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp
@@ -333,10 +333,6 @@
   #undef ARMA_CHECK_NONFINITE
 #endif
 
-#if defined(ARMA_DONT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER)
-  #undef ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER
-#endif
-
 #if defined(ARMA_NO_DEBUG)
   #undef ARMA_DEBUG
   #undef ARMA_EXTRA_DEBUG
@@ -354,8 +350,6 @@
   
   #undef  ARMA_WARN_LEVEL
   #define ARMA_WARN_LEVEL 3
-  
-  #undef  ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER
 #endif
 
 #if defined(ARMA_DONT_PRINT_EXCEPTIONS)
@@ -367,9 +361,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(ARMA_CRIPPLED_LAPACK)
-  #if (!defined(ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER))
-    #pragma message ("option ARMA_CRIPPLED_LAPACK is deprecated and will be removed")
-  #endif
+  #pragma message ("option ARMA_CRIPPLED_LAPACK is deprecated and will be removed")
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake
index 82603d1b..cc556e67 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake
@@ -333,10 +333,6 @@
   #undef ARMA_CHECK_NONFINITE
 #endif
 
-#if defined(ARMA_DONT_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER)
-  #undef ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER
-#endif
-
 #if defined(ARMA_NO_DEBUG)
   #undef ARMA_DEBUG
   #undef ARMA_EXTRA_DEBUG
@@ -354,8 +350,6 @@
   
   #undef  ARMA_WARN_LEVEL
   #define ARMA_WARN_LEVEL 3
-  
-  #undef  ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER
 #endif
 
 #if defined(ARMA_DONT_PRINT_EXCEPTIONS)
@@ -367,9 +361,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(ARMA_CRIPPLED_LAPACK)
-  #if (!defined(ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER))
-    #pragma message ("option ARMA_CRIPPLED_LAPACK is deprecated and will be removed")
-  #endif
+  #pragma message ("option ARMA_CRIPPLED_LAPACK is deprecated and will be removed")
 #endif