diff --git a/rules/network/command_and_control_dns_directly_to_the_internet.toml b/rules/_deprecated/command_and_control_dns_directly_to_the_internet.toml
similarity index 97%
rename from rules/network/command_and_control_dns_directly_to_the_internet.toml
rename to rules/_deprecated/command_and_control_dns_directly_to_the_internet.toml
index 8394d6ff3..3769343e7 100644
--- a/rules/network/command_and_control_dns_directly_to_the_internet.toml
+++ b/rules/_deprecated/command_and_control_dns_directly_to_the_internet.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2020/02/18"
-maturity = "production"
-updated_date = "2021/05/26"
+deprecation_date = "2022/08/02"
+maturity = "deprecated"
+updated_date = "2022/08/02"
 
 [rule]
 author = ["Elastic"]