diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index d987ad20c..2f90635d5 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ of clones and fetches.
 	    connection (or proxy, if configured)
 
 	  - `ssh`: git over ssh (including `host:path` syntax,
-	    `git+ssh://`, etc).
+	    `ssh://`, etc).
 
 	  - `rsync`: git over rsync
 
diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index fd7ffe184..3babb81d2 100644
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ static enum protocol get_protocol(const char *name)
 		return PROTO_SSH;
 	if (!strcmp(name, "git"))
 		return PROTO_GIT;
-	if (!strcmp(name, "git+ssh"))
+	if (!strcmp(name, "git+ssh")) /* deprecated - do not use */
 		return PROTO_SSH;
-	if (!strcmp(name, "ssh+git"))
+	if (!strcmp(name, "ssh+git")) /* deprecated - do not use */
 		return PROTO_SSH;
 	if (!strcmp(name, "file"))
 		return PROTO_FILE;
diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index 67f366687..908e08b9a 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -1001,8 +1001,9 @@ struct transport *transport_get(struct remote *remote, const char *url)
 		|| starts_with(url, "file://")
 		|| starts_with(url, "git://")
 		|| starts_with(url, "ssh://")
-		|| starts_with(url, "git+ssh://")
-		|| starts_with(url, "ssh+git://")) {
+		|| starts_with(url, "git+ssh://") /* deprecated - do not use */
+		|| starts_with(url, "ssh+git://") /* deprecated - do not use */
+		) {
 		/*
 		 * These are builtin smart transports; "allowed" transports
 		 * will be checked individually in git_connect.