diff --git a/etc/deprecations.json b/etc/deprecations.json
index 48f3c2c8a..0c4203289 100644
--- a/etc/deprecations.json
+++ b/etc/deprecations.json
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@
       "comment": "Needed for ServerSpec compatibility"
     },
     "resource_ppa": {
-      "action": "warn",
-      "suffix": "This resource will be removed in InSpec 4.0.",
+      "action": "exit",
+      "suffix": "This resource was removed in InSpec 4.0.",
       "comment": "Needed for ServerSpec compatibility"
     },
     "resource_script": {