diff --git a/lib/checks/aria/aria-busy.json b/lib/checks/aria/aria-busy.json
index e97624d046..da2162130f 100644
--- a/lib/checks/aria/aria-busy.json
+++ b/lib/checks/aria/aria-busy.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "aria-busy",
   "evaluate": "aria-busy-evaluate",
+  "deprecated": true,
   "metadata": {
     "impact": "serious",
     "messages": {