diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/transform/transforms/TransformConfig.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/transform/transforms/TransformConfig.java
index 06de022e507b8..05bce04b3f3ee 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/transform/transforms/TransformConfig.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/transform/transforms/TransformConfig.java
@@ -371,14 +371,14 @@ public List<DeprecationIssue> checkForDeprecations(NamedXContentRegistry namedXC
 
         List<DeprecationIssue> deprecations = new ArrayList<>();
 
-        // V_8_0_0 deprecate beta transforms
-        if (getVersion() == null || getVersion().before(Version.V_7_15_0)) {
+        // deprecate beta transforms
+        if (getVersion() == null || getVersion().before(Version.V_7_5_0)) {
             deprecations.add(
                 new DeprecationIssue(
-                    Level.CRITICAL, // change to WARNING for 7.x
+                    Level.CRITICAL,
                     "Transform [" + id + "] is too old",
                     TransformDeprecations.BREAKING_CHANGES_BASE_URL,
-                    "The configuration uses an old format, you can use [_update] or [_upgrade] to update to configuration",
+                    "The configuration uses an old format, you can use [_update] or [_upgrade] to update",
                     false,
                     null
                 )
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/transform/transforms/TransformConfigTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/transform/transforms/TransformConfigTests.java
index 3d3b54d9c59c9..20d0c7b6114a5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/transform/transforms/TransformConfigTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/transform/transforms/TransformConfigTests.java
@@ -724,6 +724,28 @@ public void testCheckForDeprecations() {
             )
         );
 
+        deprecatedConfig = randomTransformConfigWithDeprecatedFields(id, Version.V_7_10_0);
+
+        // check _and_ clear warnings
+        assertWarnings("[max_page_search_size] is deprecated inside pivot please use settings instead");
+
+        // important: checkForDeprecations does _not_ create new deprecation warnings
+        assertThat(
+            deprecatedConfig.checkForDeprecations(xContentRegistry()),
+            equalTo(
+                List.of(
+                    new DeprecationIssue(
+                        Level.WARNING,
+                        "Transform [" + id + "] uses deprecated max_page_search_size",
+                        "https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/migrating-8.0.html",
+                        "[max_page_search_size] is deprecated inside pivot please use settings instead",
+                        false,
+                        null
+                    )
+                )
+            )
+        );
+
         deprecatedConfig = randomTransformConfigWithDeprecatedFields(id, Version.V_7_4_0);
 
         // check _and_ clear warnings
@@ -738,7 +760,7 @@ public void testCheckForDeprecations() {
                         Level.CRITICAL,
                         "Transform [" + id + "] is too old",
                         "https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/migrating-8.0.html",
-                        "The configuration uses an old format, you can use [_update] or [_upgrade] to update to configuration",
+                        "The configuration uses an old format, you can use [_update] or [_upgrade] to update",
                         false,
                         null
                     ),