Ticket #58301: 58301.2.diff

diff --git src/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php src/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
index 04f7208422..ae3b3996e7 100644
--- src/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
+++ src/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
@@ -1588,3 +1588,29 @@ function image_attachment_fields_to_save( $post, $attachment ) {
 
        return $post;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Queues comments for metadata lazy-loading.
+ *
+ * @since 4.5.0
+ * @since 6.3.0 Use wp_lazyload_comment_meta() for lazy-loading of comment meta.
+ * @deprecated 6.3.0 Use wp_lazyload_comment_meta() instead.
+ *
+ * @see wp_lazyload_comment_meta()
+ *
+ * @param WP_Comment[] $comments Array of comment objects.
+ */
+function wp_queue_comments_for_comment_meta_lazyload( $comments ) {
+       _deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '6.3.0', 'wp_lazyload_comment_meta' );
+       // Don't use `wp_list_pluck()` to avoid by-reference manipulation.
+       $comment_ids = array();
+       if ( is_array( $comments ) ) {
+               foreach ( $comments as $comment ) {
+                       if ( $comment instanceof WP_Comment ) {
+                               $comment_ids[] = $comment->comment_ID;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
+       wp_lazyload_comment_meta( $comment_ids );
+}
diff --git src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
index 38b89601fb..052f226b06 100644
--- src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
+++ src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
@@ -4891,7 +4879,7 @@ class WP_Query {
         * Lazyload comment meta for comments in the loop.
         *
         * @since 4.4.0
-        * @deprecated 4.5.0 See wp_queue_comments_for_comment_meta_lazyload().
+        * @deprecated 4.5.0 See wp_lazyload_comment_meta().
         *
         * @param mixed $check
         * @param int   $comment_id
diff --git src/wp-includes/comment.php src/wp-includes/comment.php
index b6f5420577..5d87da2890 100644
--- src/wp-includes/comment.php
+++ src/wp-includes/comment.php
@@ -525,30 +525,6 @@ function update_comment_meta( $comment_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $prev_value =
        return update_metadata( 'comment', $comment_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $prev_value );
 }
 
-/**
- * Queues comments for metadata lazy-loading.
- *
- * @since 4.5.0
- * @since 6.3.0 Use wp_lazyload_comment_meta() for lazy-loading of comment meta.
- *
- * @see wp_lazyload_comment_meta()
- *
- * @param WP_Comment[] $comments Array of comment objects.
- */
-function wp_queue_comments_for_comment_meta_lazyload( $comments ) {
-       // Don't use `wp_list_pluck()` to avoid by-reference manipulation.
-       $comment_ids = array();
-       if ( is_array( $comments ) ) {
-               foreach ( $comments as $comment ) {
-                       if ( $comment instanceof WP_Comment ) {
-                               $comment_ids[] = $comment->comment_ID;
-                       }
-               }
-       }
-
-       wp_lazyload_comment_meta( $comment_ids );
-}
diff --git tests/phpunit/tests/query/lazyLoadCommentMeta.php tests/phpunit/tests/query/lazyLoadCommentMeta.php
index 93a8d3630f..ea41930ea3 100644
--- tests/phpunit/tests/query/lazyLoadCommentMeta.php
+++ tests/phpunit/tests/query/lazyLoadCommentMeta.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class Tests_Lazy_Load_Comment_Meta extends WP_UnitTestCase {
         * @ticket 57901
         *
         * @covers ::wp_queue_comments_for_comment_meta_lazyload
+        * @expectedDeprecated wp_queue_comments_for_comment_meta_lazyload
         */
        public function test_wp_queue_comments_for_comment_meta_lazyload() {
                $filter = new MockAction();
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ class Tests_Lazy_Load_Comment_Meta extends WP_UnitTestCase {
         * @ticket 57901
         *
         * @covers ::wp_queue_comments_for_comment_meta_lazyload
+        * @expectedDeprecated wp_queue_comments_for_comment_meta_lazyload
         */
        public function test_wp_queue_comments_for_comment_meta_lazyload_new_comment() {
                $filter = new MockAction();