diff --git a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
index ef66306b1a..52a7093921 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -2649,7 +2649,8 @@ def _fill_common_fields(self, info_dict, final=True):
 
         for old_key, new_key in self._deprecated_multivalue_fields.items():
             if new_key in info_dict and old_key in info_dict:
-                self.deprecation_warning(f'Do not return {old_key!r} when {new_key!r} is present')
+                if '_version' not in info_dict:  # HACK: Do not warn when using --load-info-json
+                    self.deprecation_warning(f'Do not return {old_key!r} when {new_key!r} is present')
             elif old_value := info_dict.get(old_key):
                 info_dict[new_key] = old_value.split(', ')
             elif new_value := info_dict.get(new_key):