diff --git a/src/workspace-view.coffee b/src/workspace-view.coffee
index 04a426d1c..3a46e6410 100644
--- a/src/workspace-view.coffee
+++ b/src/workspace-view.coffee
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ class WorkspaceView extends View
           deprecate('Use Pane::onDidChangeActive instead')
         when 'pane:item-added'
           deprecate('Use Pane::onDidAddItem instead')
+        when 'pane:item-removed'
+          deprecate('Use Pane::onDidRemoveItem instead')
         when 'pane:removed'
           deprecate('Use Pane::onDidDestroy instead')
         when 'pane-container:active-pane-item-changed'