diff --git a/acceptance/tests/language/ticket_8174_enc_causes_spurious_deprecation_warnings.rb b/acceptance/tests/language/ticket_8174_enc_causes_spurious_deprecation_warnings.rb
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+test_name "#8174: incorrect warning about deprecated scoping"
+
+testdir = master.tmpdir('scoping_deprecation')
+
+create_remote_file(master, "#{testdir}/puppet.conf", <<END)
+[main]
+node_terminus = exec
+external_nodes = "#{testdir}/enc"
+manifest = "#{testdir}/site.pp"
+modulepath = "#{testdir}/modules"
+END
+
+on master, "mkdir -p #{testdir}/modules/a/manifests"
+
+create_remote_file(master, "#{testdir}/enc", <<-PP)
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+cat <<END
+---
+classes:
+  a
+parameters:
+  enc_var: "Set from ENC."
+END
+exit 0
+PP
+
+create_remote_file(master, "#{testdir}/site.pp", <<-PP)
+$top_scope = "set from site.pp"
+node default {
+  $node_var = "in node"
+}
+PP
+create_remote_file(master, "#{testdir}/modules/a/manifests/init.pp", <<-PP)
+class a {
+  $locally = "locally declared"
+  $dynamic_for_b = "dynamic and declared in a"
+  notify { "fqdn from facts": message => $fqdn }
+  notify { "locally declared var": message => $locally }
+  notify { "var via enc": message => $enc_var }
+  notify { "declared top scope": message => $top_scope }
+  notify { "declared node": message => $node_var }
+
+  include a::b
+}
+PP
+create_remote_file(master, "#{testdir}/modules/a/manifests/b.pp", <<-PP)
+class a::b {
+  notify { "dynamic from elsewhere": message => $dynamic_for_b }
+}
+PP
+
+on master, "chown -R root:puppet #{testdir}"
+on master, "chmod -R g+rwX #{testdir}"
+on master, "chmod -R a+x #{testdir}/enc"
+
+assert_log_on_master_contains = lambda do |string|
+  on master, "grep '#{string}' #{testdir}/log"
+end
+
+assert_log_on_master_does_not_contain = lambda do |string|
+  on master, "grep -v '#{string}' #{testdir}/log"
+end
+
+with_master_running_on(master, "--config #{testdir}/puppet.conf --debug --verbose --daemonize --dns_alt_names=\"puppet,$(hostname -s),$(hostname -f)\" --autosign true --logdest #{testdir}/log") do
+  agents.each do |agent|
+    run_agent_on(agent, "--no-daemonize --onetime --server #{master}")
+  end
+
+  assert_log_on_master_contains['Dynamic lookup of $dynamic_for_b']
+  assert_log_on_master_does_not_contain['Dynamic lookup of $fqdn']
+  assert_log_on_master_does_not_contain['Dynamic lookup of $locally']
+  assert_log_on_master_does_not_contain['Dynamic lookup of $enc_var']
+  assert_log_on_master_does_not_contain['Dynamic lookup of $top_scope']
+  assert_log_on_master_does_not_contain['Dynamic lookup of $node_var']
+end
+
+on master, "rm -rf #{testdir}"