diff --git a/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/sql.d b/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/sql.d
index 7ffcc86141..fea6b38915 100644
--- a/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/sql.d
+++ b/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/sql.d
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ $(RED Warning:
  * Source: $(DRUNTIMESRC core/sys/windows/_sql.d)
  */
 
+deprecated ("The ODBC 3.5 modules are deprecated. Please use the ODBC4 modules in the `etc.c.odbc` package.")
 module core.sys.windows.sql;
-deprecated("The ODBC 3.5 modules are deprecated. Please use the ODBC4 module in the etc.c.odbc package.");
-deprecated:
 version (Windows):
 
 public import core.sys.windows.sqltypes;
diff --git a/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/sqlext.d b/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/sqlext.d
index 12e9d05d68..a41d7a25bb 100644
--- a/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/sqlext.d
+++ b/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/sqlext.d
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ $(RED Warning:
  * Source: $(DRUNTIMESRC core/sys/windows/_sqlext.d)
  */
 
+deprecated ("The ODBC 3.5 modules are deprecated. Please use the ODBC4 modules in the `etc.c.odbc` package.")
 module core.sys.windows.sqlext;
-deprecated("The ODBC 3.5 modules are deprecated. Please use the ODBC4 module in the etc.c.odbc package.");
-deprecated:
 version (Windows):
 
 /* Conversion notes:
diff --git a/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/sqltypes.d b/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/sqltypes.d
index 1d198dba9f..6cb4b18f4a 100644
--- a/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/sqltypes.d
+++ b/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/sqltypes.d
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ $(RED Warning:
  * Source: $(DRUNTIMESRC core/sys/windows/_sqltypes.d)
  */
 
+deprecated ("The ODBC 3.5 modules are deprecated. Please use the ODBC4 modules in the `etc.c.odbc` package.")
 module core.sys.windows.sqltypes;
-deprecated("The ODBC 3.5 modules are deprecated. Please use the ODBC4 module in the etc.c.odbc package.");
-deprecated:
 version (Windows):
 
 version (ANSI) {} else version = Unicode;
diff --git a/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/sqlucode.d b/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/sqlucode.d
index 67a92bee60..095bf8986c 100644
--- a/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/sqlucode.d
+++ b/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/sqlucode.d
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ $(RED Warning:
  * Source: $(DRUNTIMESRC core/sys/windows/_sqlucode.d)
  */
 
+deprecated ("The ODBC 3.5 modules are deprecated. Please use the ODBC4 modules in the `etc.c.odbc` package.")
 module core.sys.windows.sqlucode;
-deprecated("The ODBC 3.5 modules are deprecated. Please use the ODBC4 module in the etc.c.odbc package.");
-deprecated:
 version (Windows):
 
 version (ANSI) {} else version = Unicode;