diff --git a/oslo_policy/generator.py b/oslo_policy/generator.py
index 1ea768ea..bd753896 100644
--- a/oslo_policy/generator.py
+++ b/oslo_policy/generator.py
@@ -193,12 +193,19 @@ def _format_rule_default_yaml(default, include_help=True):
              'check_str': default.check_str,
              'reason': default.deprecated_reason}
 
-        text = (
-            '%(text)s%(deprecated_text)s\n"%(old_name)s": "rule:%(name)s"\n'
-        ) % {'text': text,
-             'deprecated_text': _format_help_text(deprecated_text),
-             'old_name': default.deprecated_rule.name,
-             'name': default.name}
+        if default.name != default.deprecated_rule.name:
+            text = (
+                '%(text)s%(deprecated_text)s\n"%(old_name)s": "rule:%(name)s"'
+                '\n'
+            ) % {'text': text,
+                 'deprecated_text': _format_help_text(deprecated_text),
+                 'old_name': default.deprecated_rule.name,
+                 'name': default.name}
+        else:
+            text = (
+                '%(text)s%(deprecated_text)s\n'
+            ) % {'text': text,
+                 'deprecated_text': _format_help_text(deprecated_text)}
 
     return text
 
diff --git a/oslo_policy/tests/test_generator.py b/oslo_policy/tests/test_generator.py
index ab0940aa..18c54065 100644
--- a/oslo_policy/tests/test_generator.py
+++ b/oslo_policy/tests/test_generator.py
@@ -227,6 +227,49 @@ class GenerateSampleYAMLTestCase(base.PolicyBaseTestCase):
 # favor of "foo:create_bar":"role:fizz". foo:post_bar is being removed
 # in favor of foo:create_bar
 "foo:post_bar": "rule:foo:create_bar"
+'''
+        stdout = self._capture_stdout()
+        with mock.patch('stevedore.named.NamedExtensionManager',
+                        return_value=test_mgr) as mock_ext_mgr:
+            generator._generate_sample(['rules'], output_file=None)
+            mock_ext_mgr.assert_called_once_with(
+                'oslo.policy.policies', names=['rules'],
+                on_load_failure_callback=generator.on_load_failure_callback,
+                invoke_on_load=True
+            )
+        self.assertEqual(expected, stdout.getvalue())
+
+    def test_deprecated_policies_with_same_name(self):
+        deprecated_rule = policy.DeprecatedRule(
+            name='foo:create_bar',
+            check_str='role:old'
+        )
+        new_rule = policy.RuleDefault(
+            name='foo:create_bar',
+            check_str='role:fizz',
+            description='Create a bar.',
+            deprecated_rule=deprecated_rule,
+            deprecated_reason=(
+                'role:fizz is a more sane default for foo:create_bar'
+            ),
+            deprecated_since='N'
+        )
+        opts = {'rules': [new_rule]}
+
+        extensions = []
+        for name, opts in opts.items():
+            ext = stevedore.extension.Extension(name=name, entry_point=None,
+                                                plugin=None, obj=opts)
+            extensions.append(ext)
+        test_mgr = stevedore.named.NamedExtensionManager.make_test_instance(
+            extensions=extensions, namespace=['rules'])
+
+        expected = '''# Create a bar.
+#"foo:create_bar": "role:fizz"
+
+# DEPRECATED "foo:create_bar":"role:old" has been deprecated since N
+# in favor of "foo:create_bar":"role:fizz". role:fizz is a more sane
+# default for foo:create_bar
 '''
         stdout = self._capture_stdout()
         with mock.patch('stevedore.named.NamedExtensionManager',