diff --git a/src/_pytest/deprecated.py b/src/_pytest/deprecated.py
index d32b675ae..20f1cc25b 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/deprecated.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/deprecated.py
@@ -71,3 +71,7 @@ PYTEST_PLUGINS_FROM_NON_TOP_LEVEL_CONFTEST = RemovedInPytest4Warning(
     "because it affects the entire directory tree in a non-explicit way.\n"
     "Please move it to the top level conftest file instead."
 )
+
+PYTEST_NAMESPACE = RemovedInPytest4Warning(
+    "pytest_namespace is deprecated and will be removed soon"
+)
diff --git a/src/_pytest/hookspec.py b/src/_pytest/hookspec.py
index cc577e8c3..e2969110a 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/hookspec.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/hookspec.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 """ hook specifications for pytest plugins, invoked from main.py and builtin plugins.  """
 
 from pluggy import HookspecMarker
-from .deprecated import RemovedInPytest4Warning
+from .deprecated import PYTEST_NAMESPACE
+
 
 hookspec = HookspecMarker("pytest")
 
@@ -23,12 +24,7 @@ def pytest_addhooks(pluginmanager):
     """
 
 
-@hookspec(
-    historic=True,
-    warn_on_impl=RemovedInPytest4Warning(
-        "pytest_namespace is deprecated and will be removed soon"
-    ),
-)
+@hookspec(historic=True, warn_on_impl=PYTEST_NAMESPACE)
 def pytest_namespace():
     """
     return dict of name->object to be made globally available in