diff --git a/src/config.coffee b/src/config.coffee
index 9ab8ce607..de907b8dd 100644
--- a/src/config.coffee
+++ b/src/config.coffee
@@ -1158,6 +1158,9 @@ withoutEmptyObjects = (object) ->
     resultObject = object
   resultObject
 
+Config::unobserve = (keyPath) ->
+  Grim.deprecate 'Config::unobserve no longer does anything. Call `.dispose()` on the object returned by Config::observe instead.'
+
 if Grim.includeDeprecatedAPIs
   EmitterMixin = require('emissary').Emitter
   EmitterMixin.includeInto(Config)
@@ -1207,9 +1210,6 @@ if Grim.includeDeprecatedAPIs
     Grim.deprecate 'Config::toggle is no longer supported. Please remove from your code.'
     @set(keyPath, not @get(keyPath))
 
-  Config::unobserve = (keyPath) ->
-    Grim.deprecate 'Config::unobserve no longer does anything. Call `.dispose()` on the object returned by Config::observe instead.'
-
   Config::addScopedSettings = (source, selector, value, options) ->
     Grim.deprecate("Use ::set instead")
     settingsBySelector = {}