diff --git a/sketches/src/test/java/com/yahoo/sketches/sampling/VersionConverterTest.java b/sketches/src/test/java/com/yahoo/sketches/sampling/VersionConverterTest.java
index e643bd7dd..d365cc657 100644
--- a/sketches/src/test/java/com/yahoo/sketches/sampling/VersionConverterTest.java
+++ b/sketches/src/test/java/com/yahoo/sketches/sampling/VersionConverterTest.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public void checkReadOnlyMemory() {
     assertEquals(sketchMem, convertedSketch);
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
   @Test
   public void checkDeprecatedPreambleMethods() {
     long pre0 = 0;