diff --git a/pkg/services/service.go b/pkg/services/service.go
index 6257ff6b51..1e7fe40b4c 100644
--- a/pkg/services/service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/service.go
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ type service struct {
 	subs []Service
 }
 
-// Ready implements [HealthReporter.Ready] and overrides and extends [utils.StartStopOnce.Ready()] to include [Config.SubServices]
+// Ready implements [HealthReporter.Ready] and overrides and extends [services.StateMachine.Ready()] to include [Config.SubServices]
 // readiness as well.
 func (s *service) Ready() (err error) {
 	err = s.StateMachine.Ready()
diff --git a/pkg/utils/start_stop_once.go b/pkg/utils/start_stop_once.go
index fec03735e8..80321536f1 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/start_stop_once.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/start_stop_once.go
@@ -5,5 +5,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 // StartStopOnce can be embedded in a struct to help implement types.Service.
+//
 // Deprecated: use services.StateMachine
+//
+//go:fix inline
 type StartStopOnce = services.StateMachine