diff --git a/cereal/log.capnp b/cereal/log.capnp
index 258c1f7ab4..d6629206b3 100644
--- a/cereal/log.capnp
+++ b/cereal/log.capnp
@@ -2407,7 +2407,6 @@ struct Event {
     uiDebug @102 :UIDebug;
 
     # *********** debug ***********
-    testJoystick @52 :Joystick;
     roadEncodeData @86 :EncodeData;
     driverEncodeData @87 :EncodeData;
     wideRoadEncodeData @88 :EncodeData;
@@ -2476,5 +2475,6 @@ struct Event {
     uiPlanDEPRECATED @106 :UiPlan;
     liveLocationKalmanDEPRECATED @72 :LiveLocationKalman;
     liveTracksDEPRECATED @16 :List(LiveTracksDEPRECATED);
+    testJoystickDEPRECATED @52 :Joystick;
   }
 }
diff --git a/cereal/services.py b/cereal/services.py
index 926461aec2..e47ddc6c3f 100755
--- a/cereal/services.py
+++ b/cereal/services.py
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ _services: dict[str, tuple] = {
 
   # debug
   "uiDebug": (True, 0., 1),
-  "testJoystick": (True, 0.),
   "roadEncodeData": (False, 20.),
   "driverEncodeData": (False, 20.),
   "wideRoadEncodeData": (False, 20.),
diff --git a/system/webrtc/tests/test_stream_session.py b/system/webrtc/tests/test_stream_session.py
index 113fa5e7e6..6683c65804 100644
--- a/system/webrtc/tests/test_stream_session.py
+++ b/system/webrtc/tests/test_stream_session.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class TestStreamSession:
     tested_msgs = [
       {"type": "customReservedRawData0", "data": "test"}, # primitive
       {"type": "can", "data": [{"address": 0, "dat": "", "src": 0}]}, # list
-      {"type": "testJoystick", "data": {"axes": [0, 0], "buttons": [False]}}, # dict
+      {"type": "testJoystickDEPRECATED", "data": {"axes": [0, 0], "buttons": [False]}}, # dict
     ]
 
     mocked_pubmaster = mocker.MagicMock(spec=messaging.PubMaster)