diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/python/dependency_inference/parse_python_imports_test.py b/src/python/pants/backend/python/dependency_inference/parse_python_imports_test.py
index 5b059816a16..9728d1be96d 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/backend/python/dependency_inference/parse_python_imports_test.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/backend/python/dependency_inference/parse_python_imports_test.py
@@ -88,19 +88,19 @@ def test_normal_imports(rule_runner: RuleRunner) -> None:
         import demo
         from project.demo import Demo
         from project.demo import OriginalName as Renamed
-        import pragma_ignored  # pants: ignore
-        from also_pragma_ignored import doesnt_matter  # pants: ignore
+        import pragma_ignored  # pants: no-infer-dep
+        from also_pragma_ignored import doesnt_matter  # pants: no-infer-dep
         from multiline_import1 import (
             not_ignored1,
-            ignored1 as alias1,  # pants: ignore
+            ignored1 as alias1,  # pants: no-infer-dep
             ignored2 as \\
-                alias2,  # pants: ignore
-            ignored3 as  # pants: ignore
+                alias2,  # pants: no-infer-dep
+            ignored3 as  # pants: no-infer-dep
                 alias3,
-            ignored4 as alias4, ignored4,  # pants: ignore
+            ignored4 as alias4, ignored4,  # pants: no-infer-dep
             not_ignored2,
         )
-        from multiline_import2 import (ignored1,  # pants: ignore
+        from multiline_import2 import (ignored1,  # pants: no-infer-dep
             not_ignored)
 
         if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -131,16 +131,16 @@ def test_dunder_import_call(rule_runner: RuleRunner) -> None:
     content = dedent(
         """\
         __import__("pkg_resources")
-        __import__("dunder_import_ignored")  # pants: ignore
-        __import__(  # pants: ignore
+        __import__("dunder_import_ignored")  # pants: no-infer-dep
+        __import__(  # pants: no-infer-dep
             "not_ignored_but_looks_like_it_could_be"
         )
         __import__(
-            "ignored"  # pants: ignore
+            "ignored"  # pants: no-infer-dep
         )
         __import__(
             "also_not_ignored_but_looks_like_it_could_be"
-        )  # pants: ignore
+        )  # pants: no-infer-dep
         """
     )
     assert_imports_parsed(
diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/python/dependency_inference/scripts/import_parser.py b/src/python/pants/backend/python/dependency_inference/scripts/import_parser.py
index 2997dad38ab..1d0015ae6f9 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/backend/python/dependency_inference/scripts/import_parser.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/backend/python/dependency_inference/scripts/import_parser.py
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ def add_strong_import(self, name, lineno):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _is_pragma_ignored(line):
-        return "# pants: ignore" in line
+        return "# pants: no-infer-dep" in line
 
     def _visit_import_stmt(self, node, import_prefix):
-        # N.B. We only add imports whose line doesn't contain "# pants: ignore"
+        # N.B. We only add imports whose line doesn't contain "# pants: no-infer-dep"
         # However, `ast` doesn't expose the exact lines each specific import is on,
         # so we are forced to tokenize the import statement to tease out which imported
         # name is on which line so we can check for the ignore pragma.