diff --git a/CRM/Utils/Token.php b/CRM/Utils/Token.php
index 552ea0a87726..ac9ae2de9d16 100644
--- a/CRM/Utils/Token.php
+++ b/CRM/Utils/Token.php
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ public static function getContactTokenReplacement(
     $returnBlankToken = FALSE,
     $escapeSmarty = FALSE
   ) {
+    CRM_Core_Error::deprecatedFunctionWarning('token processor');
     if (self::$_tokens['contact'] == NULL) {
       /* This should come from UF */