diff --git a/cli/src/commands/file/chmod.rs b/cli/src/commands/file/chmod.rs
index 8b97da4e5..05917df50 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/file/chmod.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/file/chmod.rs
@@ -50,23 +50,6 @@ pub(crate) struct FileChmodArgs {
     paths: Vec<String>,
 }
 
-#[instrument(skip_all)]
-pub(crate) fn deprecated_cmd_chmod(
-    ui: &mut Ui,
-    command: &CommandHelper,
-    args: &FileChmodArgs,
-) -> Result<(), CommandError> {
-    writeln!(
-        ui.warning_default(),
-        "`jj chmod` is deprecated; use `jj file chmod` instead, which is equivalent"
-    )?;
-    writeln!(
-        ui.warning_default(),
-        "`jj chmod` will be removed in a future version, and this will be a hard error"
-    )?;
-    cmd_file_chmod(ui, command, args)
-}
-
 #[instrument(skip_all)]
 pub(crate) fn cmd_file_chmod(
     ui: &mut Ui,
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/file/list.rs b/cli/src/commands/file/list.rs
index 74b7ed6f0..634157d2e 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/file/list.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/file/list.rs
@@ -32,23 +32,6 @@ pub(crate) struct FileListArgs {
     paths: Vec<String>,
 }
 
-#[instrument(skip_all)]
-pub(crate) fn deprecated_cmd_files(
-    ui: &mut Ui,
-    command: &CommandHelper,
-    args: &FileListArgs,
-) -> Result<(), CommandError> {
-    writeln!(
-        ui.warning_default(),
-        "`jj files` is deprecated; use `jj file list` instead, which is equivalent"
-    )?;
-    writeln!(
-        ui.warning_default(),
-        "`jj files` will be removed in a future version, and this will be a hard error"
-    )?;
-    cmd_file_list(ui, command, args)
-}
-
 #[instrument(skip_all)]
 pub(crate) fn cmd_file_list(
     ui: &mut Ui,
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/file/show.rs b/cli/src/commands/file/show.rs
index e1c572aab..18eb3e64d 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/file/show.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/file/show.rs
@@ -48,23 +48,6 @@ pub(crate) struct FileShowArgs {
     paths: Vec<String>,
 }
 
-#[instrument(skip_all)]
-pub(crate) fn deprecated_cmd_cat(
-    ui: &mut Ui,
-    command: &CommandHelper,
-    args: &FileShowArgs,
-) -> Result<(), CommandError> {
-    writeln!(
-        ui.warning_default(),
-        "`jj cat` is deprecated; use `jj file show` instead, which is equivalent"
-    )?;
-    writeln!(
-        ui.warning_default(),
-        "`jj cat` will be removed in a future version, and this will be a hard error"
-    )?;
-    cmd_file_show(ui, command, args)
-}
-
 #[instrument(skip_all)]
 pub(crate) fn cmd_file_show(
     ui: &mut Ui,
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/mod.rs b/cli/src/commands/mod.rs
index 4ca8e02d5..b031dc3d5 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -178,9 +178,15 @@ pub fn run_command(ui: &mut Ui, command_helper: &CommandHelper) -> Result<(), Co
         #[cfg(feature = "bench")]
         Command::Bench(args) => bench::cmd_bench(ui, command_helper, args),
         Command::Branch(args) => branch::cmd_branch(ui, command_helper, args),
-        Command::Cat(args) => file::show::deprecated_cmd_cat(ui, command_helper, args),
+        Command::Cat(args) => {
+            let cmd = renamed_cmd("cat", "file show", file::show::cmd_file_show);
+            cmd(ui, command_helper, args)
+        }
         Command::Checkout(args) => checkout::cmd_checkout(ui, command_helper, args),
-        Command::Chmod(args) => file::chmod::deprecated_cmd_chmod(ui, command_helper, args),
+        Command::Chmod(args) => {
+            let cmd = renamed_cmd("chmod", "file chmod", file::chmod::cmd_file_chmod);
+            cmd(ui, command_helper, args)
+        }
         Command::Commit(args) => commit::cmd_commit(ui, command_helper, args),
         Command::Config(args) => config::cmd_config(ui, command_helper, args),
         Command::Debug(args) => debug::cmd_debug(ui, command_helper, args),
@@ -190,7 +196,10 @@ pub fn run_command(ui: &mut Ui, command_helper: &CommandHelper) -> Result<(), Co
         Command::Duplicate(args) => duplicate::cmd_duplicate(ui, command_helper, args),
         Command::Edit(args) => edit::cmd_edit(ui, command_helper, args),
         Command::File(args) => file::cmd_file(ui, command_helper, args),
-        Command::Files(args) => file::list::deprecated_cmd_files(ui, command_helper, args),
+        Command::Files(args) => {
+            let cmd = renamed_cmd("files", "file list", file::list::cmd_file_list);
+            cmd(ui, command_helper, args)
+        }
         Command::Fix(args) => fix::cmd_fix(ui, command_helper, args),
         Command::Git(args) => git::cmd_git(ui, command_helper, args),
         Command::Init(args) => init::cmd_init(ui, command_helper, args),
@@ -225,6 +234,25 @@ pub fn run_command(ui: &mut Ui, command_helper: &CommandHelper) -> Result<(), Co
     }
 }
 
+/// Wraps deprecated command of `old_name` which has been renamed to `new_name`.
+fn renamed_cmd<Args>(
+    old_name: &'static str,
+    new_name: &'static str,
+    cmd: impl Fn(&mut Ui, &CommandHelper, &Args) -> Result<(), CommandError>,
+) -> impl Fn(&mut Ui, &CommandHelper, &Args) -> Result<(), CommandError> {
+    move |ui: &mut Ui, command: &CommandHelper, args: &Args| -> Result<(), CommandError> {
+        writeln!(
+            ui.warning_default(),
+            "`jj {old_name}` is deprecated; use `jj {new_name}` instead, which is equivalent"
+        )?;
+        writeln!(
+            ui.warning_default(),
+            "`jj {old_name}` will be removed in a future version, and this will be a hard error"
+        )?;
+        cmd(ui, command, args)
+    }
+}
+
 fn revert() -> Result<(), CommandError> {
     Err(user_error_with_hint(
         "No such subcommand: revert",