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deprecations:
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The ``qiskit.test.mock`` module is now deprecated. The fake backend and fake provider classes
which were previously available in ``qiskit.test.mock`` have been accessible in
:mod:`qiskit.providers.fake_provider` since Terra 0.20.0. This change represents a proper
commitment to support the fake backend classes as part of Qiskit, whereas previously they were
just part of the internal testing suite, and were exposed to users as a side effect.