diff --git a/salt/loader/lazy.py b/salt/loader/lazy.py
index aef3b3580e0f..a868c88136b2 100644
--- a/salt/loader/lazy.py
+++ b/salt/loader/lazy.py
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ def __init__(
         pack_self=None,
         # Once we get rid of __utils__, the keyword arguments bellow should be removed
         _ast_dunder_virtual_inspect=False,
+        _ast_dunder_virtual_deprecate_only=True,
         _only_pack_properly_namespaced_functions=True,
     ):  # pylint: disable=W0231
         """
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.loaded_base_name = loaded_base_name or LOADED_BASE_NAME
         self.mod_type_check = mod_type_check or _mod_type
         self._ast_dunder_virtual_inspect = _ast_dunder_virtual_inspect
+        self._ast_dunder_virtual_deprecate_only = _ast_dunder_virtual_deprecate_only
         self._only_pack_properly_namespaced_functions = (
             _only_pack_properly_namespaced_functions
         )
@@ -700,18 +702,19 @@ def _load_module(self, name):
             and not self._ast_dunder_virtual_defined(name, fpath)
         ):
             func_decorator = _deprecated_dunder_utils_usage
-            # On 3010, un-commend the code below
-            # log.debug(
-            #    "Not loading %r because it does not define a __virtual__ function",
-            #    name,
-            # )
-            # return False
-
-            # On 3010, remove this code below
-            log.debug(
-                "Loading %r into __utils__ but this will stop working in Salt 3010",
-                name,
-            )
+            if self._ast_dunder_virtual_deprecate_only is True:
+                # Pre 3010 behavior
+                log.debug(
+                    "Loading %r into __utils__ but this will stop working in Salt 3010",
+                    name,
+                )
+            else:
+                # Post 3010 behavior
+                log.debug(
+                    "Not loading %r because it does not define a __virtual__ function",
+                    name,
+                )
+                return False
 
         # if the fpath has `.cpython-3x` in it, but the running Py version
         # is 3.y, the following will cause us to return immediately and we won't try to import this .pyc.
diff --git a/tests/pytests/functional/loader/test_utils.py b/tests/pytests/functional/loader/test_utils.py
index 12c74819f631..9ac201138b3f 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/functional/loader/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/functional/loader/test_utils.py
@@ -13,9 +13,19 @@ def loaded_base_name():
     return random_string(f"{__name__}.", digits=False, uppercase=False)
 
 
+def ast_dunder_virtual_deprecate_only_ids(value):
+    return f"ast_dunder_virtual_deprecate_only={value}"
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(params=(True, False), ids=ast_dunder_virtual_deprecate_only_ids)
+def ast_dunder_virtual_deprecate_only(request):
+    return request.param
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
-def loader(minion_opts, loaded_base_name):
+def loader(request, minion_opts, loaded_base_name, ast_dunder_virtual_deprecate_only):
     loader = salt.loader.utils(minion_opts, loaded_base_name=loaded_base_name)
+    loader._ast_dunder_virtual_deprecate_only = ast_dunder_virtual_deprecate_only
     try:
         with warnings.catch_warnings():
             warnings.simplefilter("ignore")
@@ -46,4 +56,10 @@ def test_ast_inspect_loading(loader):
         "process.",
     )
     for loaded_func in loaded_functions:
-        assert not loaded_func.startswith(modules_which_do_not_define_dunder_virtual)
+        if loader._ast_dunder_virtual_deprecate_only:
+            if loaded_func.startswith(modules_which_do_not_define_dunder_virtual):
+                assert hasattr(loader[loaded_func], "__wrapped__")
+            else:
+                assert not loaded_func.startswith(
+                    modules_which_do_not_define_dunder_virtual
+                )