diff --git a/scss/mixins/_background-variant.scss b/scss/mixins/_background-variant.scss
index 3ceb5c5639de..458e66ac8370 100644
--- a/scss/mixins/_background-variant.scss
+++ b/scss/mixins/_background-variant.scss
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@
   @include deprecate("The `bg-variant` mixin", "v4.4.0", "v5", $ignore-warning);
 }
 
-@mixin bg-gradient-variant($parent, $color) {
+@mixin bg-gradient-variant($parent, $color, $ignore-warning: false) {
   #{$parent} {
     background: $color linear-gradient(180deg, mix($body-bg, $color, 15%), $color) repeat-x !important;
   }
+  @include deprecate("The `bg-gradient-variant` mixin", "v4.4.2", "v5", $ignore-warning);
 }
diff --git a/scss/utilities/_background.scss b/scss/utilities/_background.scss
index a997b1bddafc..3accbc4fd4f8 100644
--- a/scss/utilities/_background.scss
+++ b/scss/utilities/_background.scss
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 @if $enable-gradients {
   @each $color, $value in $theme-colors {
-    @include bg-gradient-variant(".bg-gradient-#{$color}", $value);
+    @include bg-gradient-variant(".bg-gradient-#{$color}", $value, true);
   }
 }