diff --git a/plugins/inputs/snmp_trap/README.md b/plugins/inputs/snmp_trap/README.md
index a7f75afe3..04334fa7d 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/snmp_trap/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/snmp_trap/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ path onto the global path variable
   ## Path to mib files
   # path = ["/usr/share/snmp/mibs"]
   ##
+  ## Deprecated in 1.20.0; no longer running snmptranslate
   ## Timeout running snmptranslate command
   # timeout = "5s"
   ## Snmp version
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/snmp_trap/snmp_trap.go b/plugins/inputs/snmp_trap/snmp_trap.go
index 7bd6ba61d..a07de7041 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/snmp_trap/snmp_trap.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/snmp_trap/snmp_trap.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ var sampleConfig = `
   ## Path to mib files
   # path = ["/usr/share/snmp/mibs"]
   ##
+  ## Deprecated in 1.20.0; no longer running snmptranslate
   ## Timeout running snmptranslate command
   # timeout = "5s"
   ## Snmp version, defaults to 2c