diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/split_by.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/split_by.rs
index 217918cf91..b42f0c820c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/split_by.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/split_by.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
+use nu_protocol::report_shell_warning;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct SplitBy;
@@ -27,6 +28,15 @@ impl Command for SplitBy {
         call: &Call,
         input: PipelineData,
     ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        report_shell_warning(
+            engine_state,
+            &ShellError::Deprecated {
+                deprecated: "The `split_by` command",
+                suggestion: "Please use the `group-by` command instead.",
+                span: call.head,
+                help: None,
+            },
+        );
         split_by(engine_state, stack, call, input)
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/errors/shell_error.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/errors/shell_error.rs
index 96678daef5..b4b6c29cee 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/errors/shell_error.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/errors/shell_error.rs
@@ -1330,14 +1330,15 @@ This is an internal Nushell error, please file an issue https://github.com/nushe
         span: Span,
     },
 
-    #[error("Deprecated: {old_command}")]
-    #[diagnostic(help("for more info see {url}"))]
+    #[error("{deprecated} is deprecated and will be removed in a future release")]
+    #[diagnostic()]
     Deprecated {
-        old_command: String,
-        new_suggestion: String,
-        #[label("`{old_command}` is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please {new_suggestion} instead.")]
+        deprecated: &'static str,
+        suggestion: &'static str,
+        #[label("{deprecated} is deprecated. {suggestion}")]
         span: Span,
-        url: String,
+        #[help]
+        help: Option<&'static str>,
     },
 
     /// Invalid glob pattern