diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/server/index.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/server/index.ts
index d9665a0902317d..cc1c995a185f9e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/server/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { configSchema, ConfigSchema } from '../config';
 export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<ConfigSchema> = {
   schema: configSchema,
   deprecations: ({ renameFromRoot }) => [
-    renameFromRoot('markdown_vis.enabled', 'vis_type_markdown.enabled'),
+    renameFromRoot('markdown_vis.enabled', 'vis_type_markdown.enabled', { level: 'warning' }),
   ],
 };