diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_image.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_image.py
index 726895c8df..e1388f20f1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_image.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_image.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---
 module: docker_image
-deprecated: "functions are being rolled into the 'docker' module"
 author: Pavel Antonov
 version_added: "1.5"
 short_description: manage docker images