diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger.go
index 0e47eead7..7e0fe103a 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // NewDBCataloger returns a new Deb package cataloger capable of parsing DPKG status DB flat-file stores.
+// Deprecated: use NewDpkgDBCataloger with a configuration
 func NewDBCataloger() pkg.Cataloger {
 	return NewDpkgDBCataloger(DefaultCatalogerConfig())
 }
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ func NewDpkgDBCataloger(cfg CatalogerConfig) pkg.Cataloger {
 }
 
 // NewArchiveCataloger returns a new Debian package cataloger object capable of parsing .deb archive files
+// Deprecated: use NewDpkgArchiveCataloger with a configuration
 func NewArchiveCataloger() pkg.Cataloger {
 	return NewDpkgDBCataloger(DefaultCatalogerConfig())
 }
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger_test.go
index 02bd23c9e..3a382a3af 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger_test.go
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ func TestDpkgArchiveCataloger(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			c := NewArchiveCataloger()
+			c := NewDpkgArchiveCataloger(CatalogerConfig{IncludeDeInstalled: true})
 			pkgtest.NewCatalogTester().
 				WithImageResolver(t, tt.name).
 				IgnoreLocationLayer(). // this fixture can be rebuilt, thus the layer ID will change