diff --git a/doc/api/deprecations.md b/doc/api/deprecations.md
index fa2f52c8265c2f..860d5aa749f10d 100644
--- a/doc/api/deprecations.md
+++ b/doc/api/deprecations.md
@@ -2737,13 +2737,16 @@ change the value has been deprecated and will be disabled in the future.
 ### DEP0151: Main index lookup and extension searching
 <!-- YAML
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/37206
+    description: Runtime deprecation.
   - version: v15.8.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/36918
     description: Documentation-only deprecation
                  with `--pending-deprecation` support.
 -->
 
-Type: Documentation-only (supports [`--pending-deprecation`][])
+Type: Runtime
 
 Previously, `index.js` and extension searching lookups would apply to
 `import 'pkg'` main entry point resolution, even when resolving ES modules.
diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
index 043e31dc2b66f0..d7e22368f90c8f 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ function emitFolderMapDeprecation(match, pjsonUrl, isExports, base) {
 }
 
 function emitLegacyIndexDeprecation(url, packageJSONUrl, base, main) {
-  if (!pendingDeprecation)
-    return;
   const { format } = defaultGetFormat(url);
   if (format !== 'module')
     return;