diff --git a/cloudinit/config/schema.py b/cloudinit/config/schema.py
index c7c23731aac..c72c4ed5f1c 100644
--- a/cloudinit/config/schema.py
+++ b/cloudinit/config/schema.py
@@ -31,18 +31,18 @@
 
 import yaml
 
-from cloudinit import features, importer, safeyaml
+from cloudinit import importer, safeyaml
 from cloudinit.cmd.devel import read_cfg_paths
 from cloudinit.handlers import INCLUSION_TYPES_MAP, type_from_starts_with
 from cloudinit.helpers import Paths
 from cloudinit.sources import DataSourceNotFoundException
 from cloudinit.temp_utils import mkdtemp
 from cloudinit.util import (
-    Version,
     error,
     get_modules_from_dir,
     load_text_file,
     load_yaml,
+    should_log_deprecation,
     write_file,
 )
 
@@ -795,16 +795,14 @@ def validate_cloudconfig_schema(
         if isinstance(
             schema_error, SchemaDeprecationError
         ):  # pylint: disable=W1116
-            if "devel" != features.DEPRECATION_INFO_BOUNDARY and (
-                schema_error.version == "devel"
-                or Version.from_str(schema_error.version)
-                > Version.from_str(features.DEPRECATION_INFO_BOUNDARY)
+            if schema_error.version == "devel" or should_log_deprecation(
+                schema_error.version
             ):
+                deprecations.append(SchemaProblem(path, schema_error.message))
+            else:
                 info_deprecations.append(
                     SchemaProblem(path, schema_error.message)
                 )
-            else:
-                deprecations.append(SchemaProblem(path, schema_error.message))
         else:
             errors.append(SchemaProblem(path, schema_error.message))
 
diff --git a/cloudinit/util.py b/cloudinit/util.py
index 8cac7dc8b2d..4380cce3535 100644
--- a/cloudinit/util.py
+++ b/cloudinit/util.py
@@ -3210,6 +3210,18 @@ def _compare_version(self, other: "Version") -> int:
         return -1
 
 
+def should_log_deprecation(version: str) -> bool:
+    """Determine if a deprecation message should be logged.
+
+    :param version: The version in which the thing was deprecated.
+
+    :return: True if the message should be logged, else False.
+    """
+    return features.DEPRECATION_INFO_BOUNDARY == "devel" or Version.from_str(
+        version
+    ) <= Version.from_str(features.DEPRECATION_INFO_BOUNDARY)
+
+
 def deprecate(
     *,
     deprecated: str,
@@ -3251,10 +3263,7 @@ def deprecate(
         f"{deprecated_version} and scheduled to be removed in "
         f"{version_removed}. {message}"
     ).rstrip()
-    if (
-        "devel" != features.DEPRECATION_INFO_BOUNDARY
-        and Version.from_str(features.DEPRECATION_INFO_BOUNDARY) < version
-    ):
+    if not should_log_deprecation(deprecated_version):
         level = logging.INFO
     elif hasattr(LOG, "deprecated"):
         level = log.DEPRECATED
diff --git a/tests/unittests/distros/test_create_users.py b/tests/unittests/distros/test_create_users.py
index 039723aaad2..86c79fb1775 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/distros/test_create_users.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/distros/test_create_users.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from cloudinit import distros, ssh_util
+from cloudinit.util import should_log_deprecation
 from tests.unittests.helpers import mock
 from tests.unittests.util import abstract_to_concrete
 
@@ -142,7 +143,12 @@ def test_create_groups_with_dict_deprecated(
         ]
         assert m_subp.call_args_list == expected
 
-        assert caplog.records[0].levelname in ["WARNING", "DEPRECATED"]
+        expected_levels = (
+            ["WARNING", "DEPRECATED"]
+            if should_log_deprecation("23.1")
+            else ["INFO"]
+        )
+        assert caplog.records[0].levelname in expected_levels
         assert (
             "The user foo_user has a 'groups' config value of type dict"
             in caplog.records[0].message
@@ -170,7 +176,12 @@ def test_explicit_sudo_false(self, m_subp, dist, caplog):
             mock.call(["passwd", "-l", USER]),
         ]
 
-        assert caplog.records[1].levelname in ["WARNING", "DEPRECATED"]
+        expected_levels = (
+            ["WARNING", "DEPRECATED"]
+            if should_log_deprecation("22.3")
+            else ["INFO"]
+        )
+        assert caplog.records[1].levelname in expected_levels
         assert (
             "The value of 'false' in user foo_user's 'sudo' "
             "config is deprecated in 22.3 and scheduled to be removed"