diff --git a/releasenotes.md b/releasenotes.md
index 0b6c0d0b3..99828c052 100644
--- a/releasenotes.md
+++ b/releasenotes.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 - Codegen error in `if (try x = (false ? io::EOF? : 1))`, i.e. using if-try with a CT known value.
 - Reduce allocated Vmem for the compiler on 32 bit machines.
 - Bug causing a compiler error when parsing a broken lambda inside of an expression.
+- Fixed: regression in comments for `@deprecated` and `@pure`.
 
 ### Stdlib changes
 - Add `==` to `Pair`, `Triple` and TzDateTime. Add print to `Pair` and `Triple`.
diff --git a/src/compiler/parse_global.c b/src/compiler/parse_global.c
index ff2ab04c3..eb036656f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parse_global.c
+++ b/src/compiler/parse_global.c
@@ -3048,7 +3048,7 @@ static bool parse_contracts(ParseContext *c, AstId *contracts_ref)
 		else if (name == kw_at_deprecated)
 		{
 			advance(c);
-			if (!parse_doc_discarded_comment(c)) return false;
+			if (!parse_doc_direct_comment(c)) return false;
 			REMINDER("Implement @deprecated tracking");
 		}
 		else if (name == kw_at_require)
@@ -3064,7 +3064,7 @@ static bool parse_contracts(ParseContext *c, AstId *contracts_ref)
 			Ast *ast = ast_new_curr(c, AST_CONTRACT);
 			ast->contract_stmt.kind = CONTRACT_PURE;
 			advance(c);
-			if (!parse_doc_discarded_comment(c)) return false;
+			if (!parse_doc_direct_comment(c)) return false;
 			append_docs(next, contracts_ref, ast);
 		}
 		else