diff --git a/src/sql/azdata.d.ts b/src/sql/azdata.d.ts
index ef2993e6ad..e31b09608d 100644
--- a/src/sql/azdata.d.ts
+++ b/src/sql/azdata.d.ts
@@ -4550,6 +4550,10 @@ declare module 'azdata' {
 
 		export interface NotebookProvider {
 			readonly providerId: string;
+			/**
+			 * @deprecated standardKernels will be removed in an upcoming release. Standard kernel contribution
+			 * should happen via JSON for extensions. Until this is removed, notebook providers can safely return an empty array.
+			 */
 			readonly standardKernels: IStandardKernel[];
 			getNotebookManager(notebookUri: vscode.Uri): Thenable<NotebookManager>;
 			handleNotebookClosed(notebookUri: vscode.Uri): void;