diff --git a/go/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-08-13-cfg.md b/go/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-08-13-cfg.md
index 4614ebca0744..aa0d5a8634a1 100644
--- a/go/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-08-13-cfg.md
+++ b/go/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-08-13-cfg.md
@@ -27,6 +27,3 @@ category: breaking
   - `EvalCompoundAssignRhsInstruction` now also represents increment and
     decrement operations, and it and `EvalImplicitInitInstruction` directly
     represent their associated writes.
-* `ParenExpr` has been deprecated because parenthesized expressions are no
-  longer extracted as separate AST nodes. The child expression now directly
-  takes the place of the parenthesized expression.
diff --git a/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/Expr.qll b/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/Expr.qll
index 4b2a31cc8930..81b71c670841 100644
--- a/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/Expr.qll
+++ b/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/Expr.qll
@@ -544,11 +544,20 @@ class SliceLit extends ArrayOrSliceLit {
 }
 
 /**
- * DEPRECATED: `ParenExpr` is no longer extracted. Parenthesized expressions are
- * transparent in the AST; the child expression takes the place of the parenthesized
- * expression directly.
+ * A parenthesized expression.
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ *
+ * ```go
+ * (x + y)
+ * ```
+ *
+ * Note that `ParenExpr` is no longer extracted - the child expression takes
+ * the place of the parenthesized expression directly. This class only exists
+ * for compatibility with old databases, and will be deprecated and removed in
+ * the future.
  */
-deprecated class ParenExpr extends @parenexpr, Expr {
+class ParenExpr extends @parenexpr, Expr {
   /** Gets the expression between parentheses. */
   Expr getExpr() { result = this.getChildExpr(0) }