diff --git a/pandas/core/arrays/categorical.py b/pandas/core/arrays/categorical.py
index f41327a4a16ca..f037e14177fdb 100644
--- a/pandas/core/arrays/categorical.py
+++ b/pandas/core/arrays/categorical.py
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ def __init__(
             warnings.warn(
                 "The 'fastpath' keyword in Categorical is deprecated and will "
                 "be removed in a future version. Use Categorical.from_codes instead",
-                FutureWarning,
+                DeprecationWarning,
                 stacklevel=find_stack_level(),
             )
         else:
diff --git a/pandas/tests/arrays/categorical/test_constructors.py b/pandas/tests/arrays/categorical/test_constructors.py
index 46ff46fe84dd1..e6e829cdaf1c2 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/arrays/categorical/test_constructors.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/arrays/categorical/test_constructors.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def test_fastpath_deprecated(self):
         codes = np.array([1, 2, 3])
         dtype = CategoricalDtype(categories=["a", "b", "c", "d"], ordered=False)
         msg = "The 'fastpath' keyword in Categorical is deprecated"
-        with tm.assert_produces_warning(FutureWarning, match=msg):
+        with tm.assert_produces_warning(DeprecationWarning, match=msg):
             Categorical(codes, dtype=dtype, fastpath=True)
 
     def test_categorical_from_cat_and_dtype_str_preserve_ordered(self):