diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index 21eaf081d336..fdbf249d1c68 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ enum scx_ops_flags {
 	/*
 	 * CPU cgroup support flags
 	 */
-	SCX_OPS_HAS_CGROUP_WEIGHT = 1LLU << 16,	/* cpu.weight */
+	SCX_OPS_HAS_CGROUP_WEIGHT = 1LLU << 16,	/* DEPRECATED, will be removed on 6.18 */
 
 	SCX_OPS_ALL_FLAGS	= SCX_OPS_KEEP_BUILTIN_IDLE |
 				  SCX_OPS_ENQ_LAST |
@@ -5213,6 +5213,9 @@ static int validate_ops(const struct sched_ext_ops *ops)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (ops->flags & SCX_OPS_HAS_CGROUP_WEIGHT)
+		pr_warn("SCX_OPS_HAS_CGROUP_WEIGHT is deprecated and a noop\n");
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/sched_ext/scx_flatcg.bpf.c b/tools/sched_ext/scx_flatcg.bpf.c
index 2c720e3ecad5..fdc7170639e6 100644
--- a/tools/sched_ext/scx_flatcg.bpf.c
+++ b/tools/sched_ext/scx_flatcg.bpf.c
@@ -950,5 +950,5 @@ SCX_OPS_DEFINE(flatcg_ops,
 	       .cgroup_move		= (void *)fcg_cgroup_move,
 	       .init			= (void *)fcg_init,
 	       .exit			= (void *)fcg_exit,
-	       .flags			= SCX_OPS_HAS_CGROUP_WEIGHT | SCX_OPS_ENQ_EXITING,
+	       .flags			= SCX_OPS_ENQ_EXITING,
 	       .name			= "flatcg");