diff --git a/taglib/flac/flacfile.h b/taglib/flac/flacfile.h
index 0963f4af..3eef1730 100644
--- a/taglib/flac/flacfile.h
+++ b/taglib/flac/flacfile.h
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ namespace TagLib {
        * when
        *
        * \see ID3v2FrameFactory
+       * \deprecated This value should be passed in via the constructor
        */
       void setID3v2FrameFactory(const ID3v2::FrameFactory *factory);
 
diff --git a/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.h b/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.h
index a03887a3..8c598ab8 100644
--- a/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.h
+++ b/taglib/mpeg/mpegfile.h
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ namespace TagLib {
        * Set the ID3v2::FrameFactory to something other than the default.
        *
        * \see ID3v2FrameFactory
+       * \deprecated This value should be passed in via the constructor
        */
       void setID3v2FrameFactory(const ID3v2::FrameFactory *factory);
 
diff --git a/taglib/trueaudio/trueaudiofile.h b/taglib/trueaudio/trueaudiofile.h
index dbaafcdb..1d109e8d 100644
--- a/taglib/trueaudio/trueaudiofile.h
+++ b/taglib/trueaudio/trueaudiofile.h
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ namespace TagLib {
        * Set the ID3v2::FrameFactory to something other than the default.
        *
        * \see ID3v2FrameFactory
+       * \deprecated This value should be passed in via the constructor
        */
       void setID3v2FrameFactory(const ID3v2::FrameFactory *factory);