diff --git a/scripts/staticcheck.sh b/scripts/staticcheck.sh
index 2dd08309a6..2ef394280f 100755
--- a/scripts/staticcheck.sh
+++ b/scripts/staticcheck.sh
@@ -12,5 +12,7 @@ packages=$(go list ./... | egrep -v ${skip})
 
 # We are skipping style-related checks, since terraform intentionally breaks
 # some of these. The goal here is to find issues that reduce code clarity, or
-# may result in bugs.
-go run honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck -checks 'all,-ST*' ${packages}
+# may result in bugs. We also disable fucntion deprecation checks (SA1019)
+# because our policy is to update deprecated calls locally while making other
+# nearby changes, rather than to make cross-cutting changes to update them all.
+go run honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck -checks 'all,-SA1019,-ST*' ${packages}