diff --git a/Casks/i/irccloud.rb b/Casks/i/irccloud.rb
index 6b4d3810ba..05bef842d0 100644
--- a/Casks/i/irccloud.rb
+++ b/Casks/i/irccloud.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ cask "irccloud" do
   desc "IRC client"
   homepage "https://github.com/irccloud/irccloud-desktop"
 
+  deprecate! date: "2023-12-17", because: :discontinued
+
   app "IRCCloud.app"
 
   zap trash: [
@@ -17,8 +19,4 @@ cask "irccloud" do
     "~/Library/Preferences/com.irccloud.desktop.plist",
     "~/Library/Saved Application State/com.irccloud.desktop.savedState",
   ]
-
-  caveats do
-    discontinued
-  end
 end