diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index be6c445f2..e900874cb 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # parsnip (development version)
 
+* `surv_reg()` is now defunct and will error if called. Please use `survival_reg()` instead (#1206).
+
 # parsnip 1.3.3
 
 * Bug fix in how tunable parameters were configured for brulee neural networks. 
diff --git a/R/surv_reg.R b/R/surv_reg.R
index a515e42d1..94f4836ec 100644
--- a/R/surv_reg.R
+++ b/R/surv_reg.R
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
 #' @keywords internal
 #' @export
 surv_reg <- function(mode = "regression", engine = "survival", dist = NULL) {
-
-  lifecycle::deprecate_warn("0.1.6", "surv_reg()", "survival_reg()")
+  lifecycle::deprecate_stop("1.4.0", "surv_reg()", "survival_reg()")
 
     args <- list(
       dist = enquo(dist)