diff --git a/spec/core/TreeProcessorSpec.js b/spec/core/TreeProcessorSpec.js
index b0efa681..6a1ef366 100644
--- a/spec/core/TreeProcessorSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/TreeProcessorSpec.js
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ describe('TreeProcessor', function() {
         runQueue
       });
 
+    spyOn(jasmineUnderTest.getEnv(), 'deprecated');
     processor.execute();
     const queueableFns = runQueue.calls.mostRecent().args[0].queueableFns;
     expect(queueableFns.length).toBe(5);
@@ -831,6 +832,7 @@ describe('TreeProcessor', function() {
         runQueue
       });
 
+    spyOn(jasmineUnderTest.getEnv(), 'deprecated');
     processor.execute();
     const queueableFns = runQueue.calls.mostRecent().args[0].queueableFns;
     expect(queueableFns.length).toBe(5);
diff --git a/spec/core/integration/SpecRunningSpec.js b/spec/core/integration/SpecRunningSpec.js
index a680949a..a1975876 100644
--- a/spec/core/integration/SpecRunningSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/integration/SpecRunningSpec.js
@@ -621,9 +621,14 @@ describe('spec running', function() {
       actions.push('spec3');
     });
 
+    spyOn(jasmineUnderTest.getEnv(), 'deprecated');
+
     await env.execute([spec2.id, spec3.id, spec1.id]);
 
     expect(actions).toEqual(['spec2', 'spec3', 'spec1']);
+    expect(jasmineUnderTest.getEnv().deprecated).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'The specified spec/suite order splits up a suite, running unrelated specs in the middle of it. This will become an error in a future release.'
+    );
   });
 
   it('refuses to re-enter suites with a beforeAll', async function() {