diff --git a/doc/mf6io/mf6ivar/mf6ivar.py b/doc/mf6io/mf6ivar/mf6ivar.py
index 9e13b70bcbf..183936afbcc 100644
--- a/doc/mf6io/mf6ivar/mf6ivar.py
+++ b/doc/mf6io/mf6ivar/mf6ivar.py
@@ -413,6 +413,8 @@ def write_desc(vardict, block, blk_var_list, varexcludeprefix=None):
                     # s += '\\begin{verbatim}\n'
                     s += "\\begin{lstlisting}[style=blockdefinition]\n"
                     for vn in t.strip().split()[1:]:
+                        if "removed" in vardict[(vn, block)] or "deprecated" in vardict[(vn, block)]:
+                            continue
                         blockentry = block_entry(vn, block, vardict, "")
                         s += f"{blockentry}\n"
                     # s += '\\end{verbatim}\n\n'