diff --git a/docs/changelog/deprecation.md b/docs/changelog/deprecation.md
index 1c8f61b7c..68bbc65aa 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/deprecation.md
+++ b/docs/changelog/deprecation.md
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ using OldAlias VTKM_DEPRECATED(1.6, "Use NewClass instead.") = NewClass;
 ```
 
 Functions and methods are marked as deprecated by adding `VTKM_DEPRECATED`
-as a modifier before the return value.
+as a modifier before the return value and any markup (VTKM_CONT, VTKM_EXEC, or VTKM_EXEC_CONT).
 
 ``` cpp
-VTKM_EXEC_CONT
 VTKM_DEPRECATED(1.6, "You must now specify a tolerance.") void ImportantMethod(double x)
+VTKM_EXEC_CONT
 {
   this->ImportantMethod(x, 1e-6);
 }
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ support this a pair of macros, `VTKM_DEPRECATED_SUPPRESS_BEGIN` and
 deprecated items should be wrapped in these macros.
 
 ``` cpp
-VTKM_EXEC_CONT
 VTKM_DEPRECATED(1.6, "You must now specify both a value and tolerance.")
+VTKM_EXEC_CONT
 void ImportantMethod()
 {
   // It can be the case that to implement a deprecated method you need to
diff --git a/vtkm/exec/CellLocator.h b/vtkm/exec/CellLocator.h
index 6137e693e..f81601d5b 100644
--- a/vtkm/exec/CellLocator.h
+++ b/vtkm/exec/CellLocator.h
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ public:
                                    vtkm::Id& cellId,
                                    vtkm::Vec3f& parametric) const = 0;
 
-  VTKM_EXEC
   VTKM_DEPRECATED(1.6, "FindCell no longer takes worklet argument.")
+  VTKM_EXEC
   void FindCell(const vtkm::Vec3f& point,
                 vtkm::Id& cellId,
                 vtkm::Vec3f& parametric,