diff --git a/gst/gstelement.c b/gst/gstelement.c
index 585b631880..71cab4c445 100644
--- a/gst/gstelement.c
+++ b/gst/gstelement.c
@@ -1207,7 +1207,15 @@ gst_element_class_add_pad_template (GstElementClass * klass,
  * <note>This function is for use in _base_init functions only.</note>
  *
  * The @details are copied.
+ *
+ * Deprecated: Use gst_element_class_set_details_simple() instead.
  */
+#ifndef GST_REMOVE_DEPRECATED
+#ifdef GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+void
+gst_element_class_set_details (GstElementClass * klass,
+    const GstElementDetails * details);
+#endif
 void
 gst_element_class_set_details (GstElementClass * klass,
     const GstElementDetails * details)
@@ -1217,6 +1225,7 @@ gst_element_class_set_details (GstElementClass * klass,
 
   __gst_element_details_copy (&klass->details, details);
 }
+#endif
 
 /**
  * gst_element_class_set_details_simple:
diff --git a/gst/gstelement.h b/gst/gstelement.h
index 0b0dd0c506..81598dcb1f 100644
--- a/gst/gstelement.h
+++ b/gst/gstelement.h
@@ -663,7 +663,9 @@ struct _GstElementClass
 void                    gst_element_class_add_pad_template      (GstElementClass *klass, GstPadTemplate *templ);
 GstPadTemplate*         gst_element_class_get_pad_template      (GstElementClass *element_class, const gchar *name);
 GList*                  gst_element_class_get_pad_template_list (GstElementClass *element_class);
+#ifndef GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 void                    gst_element_class_set_details           (GstElementClass *klass, const GstElementDetails *details);
+#endif
 void                    gst_element_class_set_details_simple    (GstElementClass *klass,
                                                                  const gchar     *longname,
                                                                  const gchar     *classification,