diff --git a/spec-dtslint/operators/retryWhen-spec.ts b/spec-dtslint/operators/retryWhen-spec.ts
index 3e02efb309..14cef47877 100644
--- a/spec-dtslint/operators/retryWhen-spec.ts
+++ b/spec-dtslint/operators/retryWhen-spec.ts
@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@ it('should enforce types', () => {
 it('should enforce types of the notifier', () => {
   const o = of(1, 2, 3).pipe(retryWhen(() => 8)); // $ExpectError
 });
+
+it('should be deprecated', () => {
+  const o = of(1, 2, 3).pipe(retryWhen(() => of(true))); // $ExpectDeprecation
+});
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