diff --git a/litestar/contrib/sqlalchemy/repository/_util.py b/litestar/contrib/sqlalchemy/repository/_util.py
index eb1716d1a2..a9e239bc9d 100644
--- a/litestar/contrib/sqlalchemy/repository/_util.py
+++ b/litestar/contrib/sqlalchemy/repository/_util.py
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ def __getattr__(attr_name: str) -> object:
         )
 
         warn_deprecation(
-            deprecated_name=f"litestar.contrib.sqlalchemy.repository.{attr_name}",
+            deprecated_name=f"litestar.contrib.sqlalchemy.repository._util.{attr_name}",
             version="2.12",
             kind="import",
             removal_in="3.0",
-            info=f"importing {attr_name} from 'litestar.contrib.sqlalchemy.repository' is deprecated, please "
+            info=f"importing {attr_name} from 'litestar.contrib.sqlalchemy.repository._util' is deprecated, please "
             f"import it from 'litestar.plugins.sqlalchemy.repository' instead",
         )
         value = globals()[attr_name] = locals()[attr_name]
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_contrib/test_sqlalchemy.py b/tests/unit/test_contrib/test_sqlalchemy.py
index 64ba6fcdc7..af833809bd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_contrib/test_sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_contrib/test_sqlalchemy.py
@@ -357,3 +357,19 @@ def test_deprecated_sqlalchemy_plugins_init_config_sync_handlers() -> None:
         match="importing autocommit_before_send_handler from 'litestar.contrib.sqlalchemy.plugins.init.config.sync' is deprecated",
     ):
         from litestar.contrib.sqlalchemy.plugins.init.config.sync import autocommit_before_send_handler
+
+
+def test_deprecated_sqlalchemy_repository_util_imports() -> None:
+    purge_module(["litestar.contrib.sqlalchemy.repository._util"], __file__)
+    with pytest.warns(
+        DeprecationWarning,
+        match="importing wrap_sqlalchemy_exception from 'litestar.contrib.sqlalchemy.repository._util' is deprecated",
+    ):
+        from litestar.contrib.sqlalchemy.repository._util import wrap_sqlalchemy_exception
+
+    purge_module(["litestar.contrib.sqlalchemy.repository._util"], __file__)
+    with pytest.warns(
+        DeprecationWarning,
+        match="importing get_instrumented_attr from 'litestar.contrib.sqlalchemy.repository._util' is deprecated",
+    ):
+        from litestar.contrib.sqlalchemy.repository._util import get_instrumented_attr