diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/lib/cluster-engine.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/lib/cluster-engine.ts
index bd04b83455d08..032c76101798a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/lib/cluster-engine.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-rds/lib/cluster-engine.ts
@@ -554,7 +554,8 @@ export class DatabaseClusterEngine {
   /**
    * The unversioned 'aurora' cluster engine.
    *
-   * @deprecated using unversioned engines is an availability risk.
+   * **Note**: we do not recommend using unversioned engines for non-serverless Clusters,
+   *   as that can pose an availability risk.
    *   We recommend using versioned engines created using the {@link aurora()} method
    */
   public static readonly AURORA: IClusterEngine = new AuroraClusterEngine();
@@ -562,7 +563,8 @@ export class DatabaseClusterEngine {
   /**
    * The unversioned 'aurora-msql' cluster engine.
    *
-   * @deprecated using unversioned engines is an availability risk.
+   * **Note**: we do not recommend using unversioned engines for non-serverless Clusters,
+   *   as that can pose an availability risk.
    *   We recommend using versioned engines created using the {@link auroraMysql()} method
    */
   public static readonly AURORA_MYSQL: IClusterEngine = new AuroraMysqlClusterEngine();
@@ -570,7 +572,8 @@ export class DatabaseClusterEngine {
   /**
    * The unversioned 'aurora-postgresql' cluster engine.
    *
-   * @deprecated using unversioned engines is an availability risk.
+   * **Note**: we do not recommend using unversioned engines for non-serverless Clusters,
+   *   as that can pose an availability risk.
    *   We recommend using versioned engines created using the {@link auroraPostgres()} method
    */
   public static readonly AURORA_POSTGRESQL: IClusterEngine = new AuroraPostgresClusterEngine();