diff --git a/src/transformation/utils/annotations.ts b/src/transformation/utils/annotations.ts
index 8c7f4ea12..b3b2c0697 100644
--- a/src/transformation/utils/annotations.ts
+++ b/src/transformation/utils/annotations.ts
@@ -33,30 +33,7 @@ function createAnnotation(name: string, args: string[]): Annotation | undefined
 
 export type AnnotationsMap = Map<AnnotationKind, Annotation>;
 
-function collectAnnotations(
-    context: TransformationContext,
-    source: ts.Symbol | ts.Signature,
-    annotationsMap: AnnotationsMap
-): void {
-    const comments = source.getDocumentationComment(context.checker);
-    const oldStyleAnnotations = comments
-        .filter(comment => comment.kind === "text")
-        .map(comment => comment.text.split("\n"))
-        .reduce((a, b) => a.concat(b), [])
-        .map(line => line.trim())
-        .filter(comment => comment[0] === "!");
-
-    for (const line of oldStyleAnnotations) {
-        const [name, ...args] = line.slice(1).split(" ");
-        const annotation = createAnnotation(name, args);
-        if (annotation) {
-            annotationsMap.set(annotation.kind, annotation);
-            console.warn(`[Deprecated] Annotations with ! are being deprecated, use '@${annotation.kind}' instead`);
-        } else {
-            console.warn(`Encountered unknown annotation '${line}'.`);
-        }
-    }
-
+function collectAnnotations(source: ts.Symbol | ts.Signature, annotationsMap: AnnotationsMap): void {
     for (const tag of source.getJsDocTags()) {
         const annotation = createAnnotation(tag.name, tag.text ? tag.text.split(" ") : []);
         if (annotation) {
@@ -65,17 +42,17 @@ function collectAnnotations(
     }
 }
 
-export function getSymbolAnnotations(context: TransformationContext, symbol: ts.Symbol): AnnotationsMap {
+export function getSymbolAnnotations(symbol: ts.Symbol): AnnotationsMap {
     const annotationsMap: AnnotationsMap = new Map();
-    collectAnnotations(context, symbol, annotationsMap);
+    collectAnnotations(symbol, annotationsMap);
     return annotationsMap;
 }
 
-export function getTypeAnnotations(context: TransformationContext, type: ts.Type): AnnotationsMap {
+export function getTypeAnnotations(type: ts.Type): AnnotationsMap {
     const annotationsMap: AnnotationsMap = new Map();
 
-    if (type.symbol) collectAnnotations(context, type.symbol, annotationsMap);
-    if (type.aliasSymbol) collectAnnotations(context, type.aliasSymbol, annotationsMap);
+    if (type.symbol) collectAnnotations(type.symbol, annotationsMap);
+    if (type.aliasSymbol) collectAnnotations(type.aliasSymbol, annotationsMap);
 
     return annotationsMap;
 }
@@ -116,14 +93,14 @@ export function getFileAnnotations(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile): AnnotationsMap {
 
 export function getSignatureAnnotations(context: TransformationContext, signature: ts.Signature): AnnotationsMap {
     const annotationsMap: AnnotationsMap = new Map();
-    collectAnnotations(context, signature, annotationsMap);
+    collectAnnotations(signature, annotationsMap);
 
     // Function properties on interfaces have the JSDoc tags on the parent PropertySignature
     const declaration = signature.getDeclaration();
     if (declaration && declaration.parent && ts.isPropertySignature(declaration.parent)) {
         const symbol = context.checker.getSymbolAtLocation(declaration.parent.name);
         if (symbol) {
-            collectAnnotations(context, symbol, annotationsMap);
+            collectAnnotations(symbol, annotationsMap);
         }
     }
 
@@ -154,7 +131,7 @@ export function isTupleReturnCall(context: TransformationContext, node: ts.Node)
     }
 
     const type = context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(node.expression);
-    return getTypeAnnotations(context, type).has(AnnotationKind.TupleReturn);
+    return getTypeAnnotations(type).has(AnnotationKind.TupleReturn);
 }
 
 export function isInTupleReturnFunction(context: TransformationContext, node: ts.Node): boolean {
@@ -185,20 +162,20 @@ export function isInTupleReturnFunction(context: TransformationContext, node: ts
         return true;
     }
 
-    return getTypeAnnotations(context, functionType).has(AnnotationKind.TupleReturn);
+    return getTypeAnnotations(functionType).has(AnnotationKind.TupleReturn);
 }
 
 export function isLuaIteratorType(context: TransformationContext, node: ts.Node): boolean {
     const type = context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(node);
-    return getTypeAnnotations(context, type).has(AnnotationKind.LuaIterator);
+    return getTypeAnnotations(type).has(AnnotationKind.LuaIterator);
 }
 
 export function isVarArgType(context: TransformationContext, node: ts.Node): boolean {
     const type = context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(node);
-    return getTypeAnnotations(context, type).has(AnnotationKind.VarArg);
+    return getTypeAnnotations(type).has(AnnotationKind.VarArg);
 }
 
 export function isForRangeType(context: TransformationContext, node: ts.Node): boolean {
     const type = context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(node);
-    return getTypeAnnotations(context, type).has(AnnotationKind.ForRange);
+    return getTypeAnnotations(type).has(AnnotationKind.ForRange);
 }
diff --git a/src/transformation/utils/assignment-validation.ts b/src/transformation/utils/assignment-validation.ts
index c8a57dc1d..a9944b260 100644
--- a/src/transformation/utils/assignment-validation.ts
+++ b/src/transformation/utils/assignment-validation.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function validatePropertyAssignment(
     if (!ts.isPropertyAccessExpression(node.left)) return;
 
     const leftType = context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(node.left.expression);
-    const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(context, leftType);
+    const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(leftType);
     if (annotations.has(AnnotationKind.LuaTable) && node.left.name.text === "length") {
         throw ForbiddenLuaTableUseException(`A LuaTable object's length cannot be re-assigned.`, node);
     }
diff --git a/src/transformation/visitors/access.ts b/src/transformation/visitors/access.ts
index 747ba0455..b939dfe64 100644
--- a/src/transformation/visitors/access.ts
+++ b/src/transformation/visitors/access.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const transformPropertyAccessExpression: FunctionVisitor<ts.PropertyAcces
     const property = expression.name.text;
     const type = context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(expression.expression);
 
-    const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(context, type);
+    const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(type);
     // Do not output path for member only enums
     if (annotations.has(AnnotationKind.CompileMembersOnly)) {
         if (ts.isPropertyAccessExpression(expression.expression)) {
diff --git a/src/transformation/visitors/binary-expression/index.ts b/src/transformation/visitors/binary-expression/index.ts
index 2d0621d78..d810adcf3 100644
--- a/src/transformation/visitors/binary-expression/index.ts
+++ b/src/transformation/visitors/binary-expression/index.ts
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export const transformBinaryExpression: FunctionVisitor<ts.BinaryExpression> = (
             const lhs = context.transformExpression(node.left);
             const rhs = context.transformExpression(node.right);
             const rhsType = context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(node.right);
-            const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(context, rhsType);
+            const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(rhsType);
 
             if (annotations.has(AnnotationKind.Extension) || annotations.has(AnnotationKind.MetaExtension)) {
                 // Cannot use instanceof on extension classes
diff --git a/src/transformation/visitors/class/index.ts b/src/transformation/visitors/class/index.ts
index e9c8c108c..8f4049399 100644
--- a/src/transformation/visitors/class/index.ts
+++ b/src/transformation/visitors/class/index.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export function transformClassDeclaration(
         throw MissingClassName(classDeclaration);
     }
 
-    const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(context, context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(classDeclaration));
+    const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(classDeclaration));
 
     // Find out if this class is extension of existing class
     const extensionDirective = annotations.get(AnnotationKind.Extension);
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export function transformClassDeclaration(
 
     if (!(isExtension || isMetaExtension) && extendsType) {
         // Non-extensions cannot extend extension classes
-        const extendsAnnotations = getTypeAnnotations(context, extendsType);
+        const extendsAnnotations = getTypeAnnotations(extendsType);
         if (extendsAnnotations.has(AnnotationKind.Extension) || extendsAnnotations.has(AnnotationKind.MetaExtension)) {
             throw InvalidExtendsExtension(classDeclaration);
         }
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export function transformClassDeclaration(
 
     // You cannot extend LuaTable classes
     if (extendsType) {
-        const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(context, extendsType);
+        const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(extendsType);
         if (annotations.has(AnnotationKind.LuaTable)) {
             throw InvalidExtendsLuaTable(classDeclaration);
         }
diff --git a/src/transformation/visitors/class/new.ts b/src/transformation/visitors/class/new.ts
index f83329b7a..d1181a284 100644
--- a/src/transformation/visitors/class/new.ts
+++ b/src/transformation/visitors/class/new.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export const transformNewExpression: FunctionVisitor<ts.NewExpression> = (node,
 
     checkForLuaLibType(context, type);
 
-    const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(context, type);
+    const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(type);
 
     if (annotations.has(AnnotationKind.Extension) || annotations.has(AnnotationKind.MetaExtension)) {
         throw InvalidNewExpressionOnExtension(node);
diff --git a/src/transformation/visitors/class/utils.ts b/src/transformation/visitors/class/utils.ts
index b75d1855b..a1639e24b 100644
--- a/src/transformation/visitors/class/utils.ts
+++ b/src/transformation/visitors/class/utils.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export function getExtendedTypeNode(
         for (const clause of node.heritageClauses) {
             if (clause.token === ts.SyntaxKind.ExtendsKeyword) {
                 const superType = context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(clause.types[0]);
-                const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(context, superType);
+                const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(superType);
                 if (!annotations.has(AnnotationKind.PureAbstract)) {
                     return clause.types[0];
                 }
diff --git a/src/transformation/visitors/enum.ts b/src/transformation/visitors/enum.ts
index 8c3a82213..89c68e9d6 100644
--- a/src/transformation/visitors/enum.ts
+++ b/src/transformation/visitors/enum.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const transformEnumDeclaration: FunctionVisitor<ts.EnumDeclaration> = (no
     }
 
     const type = context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(node);
-    const membersOnly = getTypeAnnotations(context, type).has(AnnotationKind.CompileMembersOnly);
+    const membersOnly = getTypeAnnotations(type).has(AnnotationKind.CompileMembersOnly);
     const result: lua.Statement[] = [];
 
     if (!membersOnly) {
diff --git a/src/transformation/visitors/loops/for-of.ts b/src/transformation/visitors/loops/for-of.ts
index a2ae887d6..a4df8f1d7 100644
--- a/src/transformation/visitors/loops/for-of.ts
+++ b/src/transformation/visitors/loops/for-of.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function transformForOfLuaIteratorStatement(
 ): lua.Statement {
     const luaIterator = context.transformExpression(statement.expression);
     const type = context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(statement.expression);
-    const tupleReturn = getTypeAnnotations(context, type).has(AnnotationKind.TupleReturn);
+    const tupleReturn = getTypeAnnotations(type).has(AnnotationKind.TupleReturn);
     if (tupleReturn) {
         // LuaIterator + TupleReturn
         if (ts.isVariableDeclarationList(statement.initializer)) {
diff --git a/src/transformation/visitors/lua-table.ts b/src/transformation/visitors/lua-table.ts
index ceee50e34..471dba4e3 100644
--- a/src/transformation/visitors/lua-table.ts
+++ b/src/transformation/visitors/lua-table.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export function transformLuaTableExpressionStatement(
 
     if (ts.isCallExpression(expression) && ts.isPropertyAccessExpression(expression.expression)) {
         const ownerType = context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(expression.expression.expression);
-        const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(context, ownerType);
+        const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(ownerType);
         if (annotations.has(AnnotationKind.LuaTable)) {
             return transformLuaTableExpressionAsExpressionStatement(context, expression);
         }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export function transformLuaTableCallExpression(
 ): lua.Expression | undefined {
     if (ts.isPropertyAccessExpression(node.expression) || ts.isElementAccessExpression(node.expression)) {
         const ownerType = context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(node.expression.expression);
-        const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(context, ownerType);
+        const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(ownerType);
 
         if (annotations.has(AnnotationKind.LuaTable)) {
             const [luaTable, methodName] = parseLuaTableExpression(context, node.expression);
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export function transformLuaTablePropertyAccessExpression(
     node: ts.PropertyAccessExpression
 ): lua.Expression | undefined {
     const type = context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(node.expression);
-    const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(context, type);
+    const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(type);
     if (annotations.has(AnnotationKind.LuaTable)) {
         const [luaTable, propertyName] = parseLuaTableExpression(context, node);
         switch (node.name.text) {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export function transformLuaTableElementAccessExpression(
     context: TransformationContext,
     node: ts.ElementAccessExpression
 ): void {
-    const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(context, context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(node.expression));
+    const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(node.expression));
     if (annotations.has(AnnotationKind.LuaTable)) {
         throw UnsupportedKind("LuaTable access expression", node.kind, node);
     }
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export function transformLuaTableNewExpression(
     node: ts.NewExpression
 ): lua.Expression | undefined {
     const type = context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(node);
-    const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(context, type);
+    const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(type);
     if (annotations.has(AnnotationKind.LuaTable)) {
         if (node.arguments && node.arguments.length > 0) {
             throw ForbiddenLuaTableUseException("No parameters are allowed when constructing a LuaTable object.", node);
diff --git a/src/transformation/visitors/modules/import.ts b/src/transformation/visitors/modules/import.ts
index 2dd390b6f..109bf3781 100644
--- a/src/transformation/visitors/modules/import.ts
+++ b/src/transformation/visitors/modules/import.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function shouldResolveModulePath(context: TransformationContext, moduleSpecifier
     const moduleOwnerSymbol = context.checker.getSymbolAtLocation(moduleSpecifier);
     if (!moduleOwnerSymbol) return true;
 
-    const annotations = getSymbolAnnotations(context, moduleOwnerSymbol);
+    const annotations = getSymbolAnnotations(moduleOwnerSymbol);
     return !annotations.has(AnnotationKind.NoResolution);
 }
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function createModuleRequire(
 }
 
 function shouldBeImported(context: TransformationContext, importNode: ts.ImportClause | ts.ImportSpecifier): boolean {
-    const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(context, context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(importNode));
+    const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(importNode));
 
     return (
         context.resolver.isReferencedAliasDeclaration(importNode) &&
diff --git a/src/transformation/visitors/namespace.ts b/src/transformation/visitors/namespace.ts
index fc269f5e7..35190705f 100644
--- a/src/transformation/visitors/namespace.ts
+++ b/src/transformation/visitors/namespace.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function moduleHasEmittedBody(
 const currentNamespaces = new WeakMap<TransformationContext, ts.ModuleDeclaration | undefined>();
 
 export const transformModuleDeclaration: FunctionVisitor<ts.ModuleDeclaration> = (node, context) => {
-    const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(context, context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(node));
+    const annotations = getTypeAnnotations(context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(node));
     // If phantom namespace elide the declaration and return the body
     if (annotations.has(AnnotationKind.Phantom) && node.body && ts.isModuleBlock(node.body)) {
         return context.transformStatements(node.body.statements);
diff --git a/test/unit/decorators/compileMembersOnly.spec.ts b/test/unit/annotations/compileMembersOnly.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from test/unit/decorators/compileMembersOnly.spec.ts
rename to test/unit/annotations/compileMembersOnly.spec.ts
diff --git a/test/unit/decorators/customConstructor.spec.ts b/test/unit/annotations/customConstructor.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from test/unit/decorators/customConstructor.spec.ts
rename to test/unit/annotations/customConstructor.spec.ts
diff --git a/test/unit/decorators/extension.spec.ts b/test/unit/annotations/extension.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from test/unit/decorators/extension.spec.ts
rename to test/unit/annotations/extension.spec.ts
diff --git a/test/unit/decorators/forRange.spec.ts b/test/unit/annotations/forRange.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from test/unit/decorators/forRange.spec.ts
rename to test/unit/annotations/forRange.spec.ts
diff --git a/test/unit/decorators/luaIterator.spec.ts b/test/unit/annotations/luaIterator.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from test/unit/decorators/luaIterator.spec.ts
rename to test/unit/annotations/luaIterator.spec.ts
diff --git a/test/unit/decorators/luaTable.spec.ts b/test/unit/annotations/luaTable.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from test/unit/decorators/luaTable.spec.ts
rename to test/unit/annotations/luaTable.spec.ts
diff --git a/test/unit/decorators/metaExtension.spec.ts b/test/unit/annotations/metaExtension.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from test/unit/decorators/metaExtension.spec.ts
rename to test/unit/annotations/metaExtension.spec.ts
diff --git a/test/unit/decorators/tupleReturn.spec.ts b/test/unit/annotations/tupleReturn.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from test/unit/decorators/tupleReturn.spec.ts
rename to test/unit/annotations/tupleReturn.spec.ts
diff --git a/test/unit/decorators/vararg.spec.ts b/test/unit/annotations/vararg.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from test/unit/decorators/vararg.spec.ts
rename to test/unit/annotations/vararg.spec.ts