diff --git a/src/lexer.c b/src/lexer.c
index 658fa30af871..4475a0d461e7 100644
--- a/src/lexer.c
+++ b/src/lexer.c
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ void Lexer::scan(Token *t)
                 t->postfix = 0;
                 t->value = TOKstring;
 #if DMDV2
-                deprecation("Escape String literal %.*s is deprecated, use double quoted string literal \"%.*s\" instead", p - pstart, pstart, p - pstart, pstart);
+                error("Escape String literal %.*s is deprecated, use double quoted string literal \"%.*s\" instead", p - pstart, pstart, p - pstart, pstart);
 #endif
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/test/runnable/deprecate1.d b/test/runnable/deprecate1.d
index 0487ca25edef..efc0c571b46f 100644
--- a/test/runnable/deprecate1.d
+++ b/test/runnable/deprecate1.d
@@ -55,17 +55,6 @@ void test10()
     assert(b == 668);
 }
 
-/**************************************
-        backslash literals
-**************************************/
-
-// from lexer.d
-void lexerTest7()
-{
-    auto str = \xDB;
-    assert(str.length == 1);
-}
-
 /**************************************
             typedef
 **************************************/
@@ -1268,7 +1257,6 @@ int main()
 {
     test2();
     test5();
-    lexerTest7();
     test10();
     test19();
     test33();