diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/compiler_setup.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/compiler_setup.hpp
index 8fd22c29..814f61b3 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/compiler_setup.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/compiler_setup.hpp
@@ -487,9 +487,6 @@
 #undef major
 
 
-// WARNING: option 'ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER' is not supported when compiling with gcc 18+ or clang 26+
-// WARNING: disabling deprecation messages is counter-productive
-
 #if defined(ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER)
   #undef  arma_deprecated
   #define arma_deprecated
diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp
index 955dbc13..f7d44897 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp
@@ -378,14 +378,9 @@
   #undef ARMA_CRIPPLED_LAPACK
 #endif
 
-// WARNING: option ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER will be removed
-// WARNING: option ARMA_CRIPPLED_LAPACK          will be removed
-
-#if defined(ARMA_CRIPPLED_LAPACK)
-  #if (!defined(ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER))
-    #pragma message ("option ARMA_CRIPPLED_LAPACK is deprecated and will be removed")
-  #endif
-#endif
+// WARNING: option ARMA_CRIPPLED_LAPACK          is deprecated and will be removed
+// WARNING: option ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER is deprecated and will be removed
+// WARNING: option ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER is not supported when compiling with gcc 18+ or clang 26+
 
 
 // if Armadillo was installed on this system via CMake and ARMA_USE_WRAPPER is not defined,
diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake
index d3c90a8f..b3d55301 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake
@@ -378,14 +378,9 @@
   #undef ARMA_CRIPPLED_LAPACK
 #endif
 
-// WARNING: option ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER will be removed
-// WARNING: option ARMA_CRIPPLED_LAPACK          will be removed
-
-#if defined(ARMA_CRIPPLED_LAPACK)
-  #if (!defined(ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER))
-    #pragma message ("option ARMA_CRIPPLED_LAPACK is deprecated and will be removed")
-  #endif
-#endif
+// WARNING: option ARMA_CRIPPLED_LAPACK          is deprecated and will be removed
+// WARNING: option ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER is deprecated and will be removed
+// WARNING: option ARMA_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_MARKER is not supported when compiling with gcc 18+ or clang 26+
 
 
 // if Armadillo was installed on this system via CMake and ARMA_USE_WRAPPER is not defined,