diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-react-app/index.js b/packages/eslint-config-react-app/index.js
index f359dacdb198f2b600263798f625c59090cc2309..92b65234a811153a5aae156bf40d21e7a94381f7 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-react-app/index.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-react-app/index.js
@@ -199,7 +199,10 @@ module.exports = {
     'react/jsx-uses-react': 'warn',
     'react/jsx-uses-vars': 'warn',
     'react/no-danger-with-children': 'warn',
-    'react/no-deprecated': 'warn',
+    // Disabled because of undesirable warnings
+    // See https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/5204 for
+    // blockers until its re-enabled
+    // 'react/no-deprecated': 'warn',
     'react/no-direct-mutation-state': 'warn',
     'react/no-is-mounted': 'warn',
     'react/react-in-jsx-scope': 'error',