diff --git a/src/material-table.js b/src/material-table.js
index 7d14c3e8..0f3a3bb5 100644
--- a/src/material-table.js
+++ b/src/material-table.js
@@ -465,9 +465,15 @@ export default class MaterialTable extends React.Component {
         (a) => a.tableData.id === orderBy
       );
       query.orderDirection = orderDirection;
-      console.warn(
-        'Properties orderBy and orderDirection had been deprecated when remote data, please start using orderByCollection instead'
-      );
+      /**
+       * THIS WILL NEED TO BE REMOVED EVENTUALLY.
+       * Warn consumer of deprecated prop.
+       */
+      if (query.orderDirection !== undefined || query.orderBy !== undefined) {
+        console.warn(
+          'Properties orderBy and orderDirection had been deprecated when remote data, please start using orderByCollection instead'
+        );
+      }
       query.orderByCollection = orderByCollection;
       this.onQueryChange(query, () => {
         this.props.onOrderChange &&