diff --git a/internal/catalogmetadata/sort/sort_test.go b/internal/catalogmetadata/sort/sort_test.go
index 9d1e2e275..d8dabbb0b 100644
--- a/internal/catalogmetadata/sort/sort_test.go
+++ b/internal/catalogmetadata/sort/sort_test.go
@@ -131,4 +131,33 @@ func TestByDeprecated(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Len(t, toSort, 2)
 	assert.Equal(t, b2, toSort[0])
 	assert.Equal(t, b1, toSort[1])
+
+	b1.Deprecations = []declcfg.DeprecationEntry{
+		{
+			Reference: declcfg.PackageScopedReference{
+				Schema: "olm.package",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	b2.Deprecations = append(b2.Deprecations, declcfg.DeprecationEntry{
+		Reference: declcfg.PackageScopedReference{
+			Schema: "olm.package",
+		},
+	}, declcfg.DeprecationEntry{
+		Reference: declcfg.PackageScopedReference{
+			Schema: "olm.bundle",
+			Name:   "baz",
+		},
+	})
+
+	toSort = []*catalogmetadata.Bundle{b2, b1}
+	sort.SliceStable(toSort, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return catalogsort.ByDeprecated(toSort[i], toSort[j])
+	})
+	// Both are deprecated at package level, b2 is deprecated
+	// explicitly, b2 should be preferred less
+	require.Len(t, toSort, 2)
+	assert.Equal(t, b1, toSort[0])
+	assert.Equal(t, b2, toSort[1])
+
 }
diff --git a/internal/catalogmetadata/types.go b/internal/catalogmetadata/types.go
index 05457a573..1d8b8e0fa 100644
--- a/internal/catalogmetadata/types.go
+++ b/internal/catalogmetadata/types.go
@@ -166,16 +166,6 @@ func (b *Bundle) HasDeprecation() bool {
 // are deprecated and there should be no special treatment
 func (b *Bundle) IsDeprecated() bool {
 	for _, dep := range b.Deprecations {
-		// references with the olm.package schema don't specify a name
-		// so we assume it is correctly associated with this bundle.
-		// We return false here so no special considerations are taken
-		// regarding deprecation status when the entire package is deprecated.
-		// Resolution when the package is deprecated is equivalent
-		// to resolution when nothing is deprecated
-		if dep.Reference.Schema == declcfg.SchemaPackage {
-			return false
-		}
-
 		if dep.Reference.Schema == declcfg.SchemaBundle && dep.Reference.Name == b.Name {
 			return true
 		}