diff --git a/lib/dotenv/rails.rb b/lib/dotenv/rails.rb
index a94442f..2bda6fa 100644
--- a/lib/dotenv/rails.rb
+++ b/lib/dotenv/rails.rb
@@ -107,5 +107,10 @@ def self.load
     config.before_configuration { load }
   end
 
-  Railtie = ActiveSupport::Deprecation::DeprecatedConstantProxy.new("Dotenv::Railtie", "Dotenv::Rails", Dotenv::Rails.deprecator)
+  def self.const_missing(name)
+    super unless name == :Railtie
+
+    Rails.deprecator.warn("Dotenv::Railtie is deprecated! Use Dotenv::Rails instead.")
+    Dotenv::Rails
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/dotenv/rails_spec.rb b/spec/dotenv/rails_spec.rb
index 59fc678..c2dcc42 100644
--- a/spec/dotenv/rails_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/dotenv/rails_spec.rb
@@ -214,6 +214,22 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe "Dotenv::Railtie deprecation" do
+    it "returns Dotenv::Rails" do
+      allow(Dotenv::Rails.deprecator).to receive(:warn) # prevent deprecation warning from being printed in test output
+      expect(Dotenv::Railtie).to equal(Dotenv::Rails)
+    end
+
+    it "emits a deprecation warning" do
+      expect(Dotenv::Rails.deprecator).to receive(:warn).with(/Dotenv::Railtie is deprecated/)
+      Dotenv::Railtie
+    end
+
+    it "does not include :Railtie in Dotenv.constants" do
+      expect(Dotenv.constants).not_to include(:Railtie)
+    end
+  end
+
   def stub_spring(load_watcher: true)
     spring = Module.new do
       if load_watcher