diff --git a/scss/mixins/_text-emphasis.scss b/scss/mixins/_text-emphasis.scss
index 1739e2d08d..5eb8a55154 100644
--- a/scss/mixins/_text-emphasis.scss
+++ b/scss/mixins/_text-emphasis.scss
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 // Typography
 
-@mixin text-emphasis-variant($parent, $color) {
+@mixin text-emphasis-variant($parent, $color, $ignore-warning: false) {
   #{$parent} {
     color: $color !important;
   }
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@
       }
     }
   }
+  @include deprecate("`text-emphasis-variant()`", "v4.4.0", "v5", $ignore-warning);
 }
diff --git a/scss/utilities/_text.scss b/scss/utilities/_text.scss
index ce1565032b..5d0f1c845f 100644
--- a/scss/utilities/_text.scss
+++ b/scss/utilities/_text.scss
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 .text-white { color: $white !important; }
 
 @each $color, $value in $theme-colors {
-  @include text-emphasis-variant(".text-#{$color}", $value);
+  @include text-emphasis-variant(".text-#{$color}", $value, true);
 }
 
 .text-body { color: $body-color !important; }