diff --git a/src/conversion.rs b/src/conversion.rs
index 00b6ceae..415f1108 100644
--- a/src/conversion.rs
+++ b/src/conversion.rs
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ pub unsafe trait FromPyPointer<'p>: Sized {
         not(feature = "gil-refs"),
         deprecated(
             since = "0.21.0",
-            note = "part of the deprecated GIL Ref API; to migrate use `Py::from_owned_ptr_or_opt(py, ptr)` or `Bound::from_owned_ptr_or_opt(py, ptr)` instead"
+            note = "use `Py::from_owned_ptr_or_opt(py, ptr)` or `Bound::from_owned_ptr_or_opt(py, ptr)` instead"
         )
     )]
     unsafe fn from_owned_ptr_or_opt(py: Python<'p>, ptr: *mut ffi::PyObject) -> Option<&'p Self>;
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ pub unsafe trait FromPyPointer<'p>: Sized {
         not(feature = "gil-refs"),
         deprecated(
             since = "0.21.0",
-            note = "part of the deprecated GIL Ref API; to migrate use `Py::from_owned_ptr(py, ptr)` or `Bound::from_owned_ptr(py, ptr)` instead"
+            note = "use `Py::from_owned_ptr(py, ptr)` or `Bound::from_owned_ptr(py, ptr)` instead"
         )
     )]
     unsafe fn from_owned_ptr_or_panic(py: Python<'p>, ptr: *mut ffi::PyObject) -> &'p Self {
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ pub unsafe trait FromPyPointer<'p>: Sized {
         not(feature = "gil-refs"),
         deprecated(
             since = "0.21.0",
-            note = "part of the deprecated GIL Ref API; to migrate use `Py::from_owned_ptr(py, ptr)` or `Bound::from_owned_ptr(py, ptr)` instead"
+            note = "use `Py::from_owned_ptr(py, ptr)` or `Bound::from_owned_ptr(py, ptr)` instead"
         )
     )]
     unsafe fn from_owned_ptr(py: Python<'p>, ptr: *mut ffi::PyObject) -> &'p Self {
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ pub unsafe trait FromPyPointer<'p>: Sized {
         not(feature = "gil-refs"),
         deprecated(
             since = "0.21.0",
-            note = "part of the deprecated GIL Ref API; to migrate use `Py::from_owned_ptr_or_err(py, ptr)` or `Bound::from_owned_ptr_or_err(py, ptr)` instead"
+            note = "use `Py::from_owned_ptr_or_err(py, ptr)` or `Bound::from_owned_ptr_or_err(py, ptr)` instead"
         )
     )]
     unsafe fn from_owned_ptr_or_err(py: Python<'p>, ptr: *mut ffi::PyObject) -> PyResult<&'p Self> {
diff --git a/src/instance.rs b/src/instance.rs
index 307b341f..3efdf58f 100644
--- a/src/instance.rs
+++ b/src/instance.rs
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ where
         not(feature = "gil-refs"),
         deprecated(
             since = "0.21.0",
-            note = "part of the deprecated GIL Ref API; to migrate use `obj.into_bound(py)` instead of `obj.into_ref(py)`"
+            note = "use `obj.into_bound(py)` instead of `obj.into_ref(py)`"
         )
     )]
     pub fn into_ref(self, py: Python<'_>) -> &T::AsRefTarget {
diff --git a/src/marker.rs b/src/marker.rs
index 449ea2bd..5609601f 100644
--- a/src/marker.rs
+++ b/src/marker.rs
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ impl<'py> Python<'py> {
         not(feature = "gil-refs"),
         deprecated(
             since = "0.21.0",
-            note = "part of the deprecated GIL Ref API; to migrate use `obj.downcast_bound::<T>(py)` instead of `py.checked_cast_as::<T>(obj)`"
+            note = "use `obj.downcast_bound::<T>(py)` instead of `py.checked_cast_as::<T>(obj)`"
         )
     )]
     pub fn checked_cast_as<T>(self, obj: PyObject) -> Result<&'py T, PyDowncastError<'py>>
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ impl<'py> Python<'py> {
         not(feature = "gil-refs"),
         deprecated(
             since = "0.21.0",
-            note = "part of the deprecated GIL Ref API; to migrate use `obj.downcast_bound_unchecked::<T>(py)` instead of `py.cast_as::<T>(obj)`"
+            note = "use `obj.downcast_bound_unchecked::<T>(py)` instead of `py.cast_as::<T>(obj)`"
         )
     )]
     pub unsafe fn cast_as<T>(self, obj: PyObject) -> &'py T
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ impl<'py> Python<'py> {
         not(feature = "gil-refs"),
         deprecated(
             since = "0.21.0",
-            note = "part of the deprecated GIL Ref API; to migrate use `Py::from_owned_ptr(py, ptr)` or `Bound::from_owned_ptr(py, ptr)` instead"
+            note = "use `Py::from_owned_ptr(py, ptr)` or `Bound::from_owned_ptr(py, ptr)` instead"
         )
     )]
     pub unsafe fn from_owned_ptr<T>(self, ptr: *mut ffi::PyObject) -> &'py T
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ impl<'py> Python<'py> {
         not(feature = "gil-refs"),
         deprecated(
             since = "0.21.0",
-            note = "part of the deprecated GIL Ref API; to migrate use `Py::from_owned_ptr_or_err(py, ptr)` or `Bound::from_owned_ptr_or_err(py, ptr)` instead"
+            note = "use `Py::from_owned_ptr_or_err(py, ptr)` or `Bound::from_owned_ptr_or_err(py, ptr)` instead"
         )
     )]
     pub unsafe fn from_owned_ptr_or_err<T>(self, ptr: *mut ffi::PyObject) -> PyResult<&'py T>
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ impl<'py> Python<'py> {
         not(feature = "gil-refs"),
         deprecated(
             since = "0.21.0",
-            note = "part of the deprecated GIL Ref API; to migrate use `Py::from_owned_ptr_or_opt(py, ptr)` or `Bound::from_owned_ptr_or_opt(py, ptr)` instead"
+            note = "use `Py::from_owned_ptr_or_opt(py, ptr)` or `Bound::from_owned_ptr_or_opt(py, ptr)` instead"
         )
     )]
     pub unsafe fn from_owned_ptr_or_opt<T>(self, ptr: *mut ffi::PyObject) -> Option<&'py T>
diff --git a/src/pycell.rs b/src/pycell.rs
index 5a42dfa5..989d039f 100644
--- a/src/pycell.rs
+++ b/src/pycell.rs
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ impl<T: PyClass> PyCell<T> {
         not(feature = "gil-refs"),
         deprecated(
             since = "0.21.0",
-            note = "part of the deprecated GIL Ref API; to migrate use `Bound::new(py, value)` or `Py::new(py, value)` instead of `PyCell::new(py, value)`"
+            note = "use `Bound::new(py, value)` or `Py::new(py, value)` instead of `PyCell::new(py, value)`"
         )
     )]
     pub fn new(py: Python<'_>, value: impl Into<PyClassInitializer<T>>) -> PyResult<&Self> {