diff --git a/src/connection_string.ts b/src/connection_string.ts
index 2bf1f6dd193..82ff04ce243 100644
--- a/src/connection_string.ts
+++ b/src/connection_string.ts
@@ -1209,6 +1209,7 @@ export const OPTIONS = {
     }
   } as OptionDescriptor,
   wtimeoutMS: {
+    deprecated: 'Please use timeoutMS instead',
     target: 'writeConcern',
     transform({ values: [value], options }) {
       const wc = WriteConcern.fromOptions({
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 15b3bab90f3..6146fe3995f 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -569,6 +569,14 @@ export function resolveOptions<T extends CommandOperationOptions>(
   }
 
   result.timeoutMS = options?.timeoutMS ?? parent?.timeoutMS;
+  if (result.timeoutMS != null && result.writeConcern) {
+    const matchOptions = new Set(['wtimeout', 'wtimeoutMS']);
+    console.log(result.writeConcern);
+    const writeConcernKeys = Object.keys(result.writeConcern);
+    if (writeConcernKeys.length <= 2 && writeConcernKeys.every(k => matchOptions.has(k))) {
+      delete result.writeConcern;
+    }
+  }
 
   return result;
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/client-side-operations-timeout/client_side_operations_timeout.spec.test.ts b/test/integration/client-side-operations-timeout/client_side_operations_timeout.spec.test.ts
index c519da8039f..6708d7da89f 100644
--- a/test/integration/client-side-operations-timeout/client_side_operations_timeout.spec.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/client-side-operations-timeout/client_side_operations_timeout.spec.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { runUnifiedSuite } from '../../tools/unified-spec-runner/runner';
 const skippedSpecs = {
   'change-streams': 'TODO(NODE-6035)',
   'convenient-transactions': 'TODO(NODE-5687)',
-  'deprecated-options': 'TODO(NODE-5689)',
   'tailable-awaitData': 'TODO(NODE-6035)',
   'tailable-non-awaitData': 'TODO(NODE-6035)'
 };