diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 8ae49fb04..f46c11bb5 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ Unreleased
   matching any of the lines, closing `issue 684`_.  Thanks, `Jan Rusak,
   Maciej Kowalczyk and Joanna Ejzel <pull 1705_>`_.
 
+- The ``coverage annotate`` command used to announce that it would be removed
+  in a future version. Enough people got in touch to say that they use it, so
+  it will stay.  Don't expect it to keep up with other new features though.
+
 - Added new :ref:`debug options <cmd_run_debug>`:
 
   - ``pytest`` writes the pytest test name into the debug output.
diff --git a/coverage/control.py b/coverage/control.py
index 5d772f8e7..5c263e4af 100644
--- a/coverage/control.py
+++ b/coverage/control.py
@@ -1110,9 +1110,6 @@ def annotate(
         See :meth:`report` for other arguments.
 
         """
-        print("The annotate command will be removed in a future version.")
-        print("Get in touch if you still use it: ned@nedbatchelder.com")
-
         self._prepare_data_for_reporting()
         with override_config(
             self,
diff --git a/tests/test_annotate.py b/tests/test_annotate.py
index e8a2cb695..3819d6878 100644
--- a/tests/test_annotate.py
+++ b/tests/test_annotate.py
@@ -123,10 +123,5 @@ def f(x):
         cov = coverage.Coverage()
         self.start_import_stop(cov, "mae")
         cov.annotate()
-        assert self.stdout() == (
-            "1\n" +
-            "2\n" +
-            "The annotate command will be removed in a future version.\n" +
-            "Get in touch if you still use it: ned@nedbatchelder.com\n"
-        )
+        assert self.stdout() == "1\n2\n"
         compare(gold_path("annotate/mae"), ".", "*,cover")