Can we "won't fix" bug reports for deprecated features?

I noticed an RT ticket for a segfault still in blead for 'use encoding'. 
  Since that feature is slated for removal, it's not worth expending 
effort to fix bugs in it.  Can we close such tickets now, or do we wait 
until the feature is gone?

• Can we "won't fix" bug reports for deprecated features? by Karl Williamson
• Re: Can we "won't fix" bug reports for deprecated features? by Nicholas Clark
• Re: Can we "won't fix" bug reports for deprecated features? by James E Keenan
• Re: Can we "won't fix" bug reports for deprecated features? by Aristotle Pagaltzis