diff --git a/gap/obsolete.gd b/gap/obsolete.gd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c293754f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gap/obsolete.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+InstallDeprecatedMethod := function(oldName, newName, info, filters, func)
+  local warningMsg, newMethod, args;
+  warningMsg := Concatenation(oldName, " is deprecated. Instead use ",
+                              newName, ".");
+
+  args := Length(filters);
+  if args = 0 then
+    newMethod := function()
+      Warning(warningMsg);
+      return func();
+    end;
+  elif args = 1 then
+    newMethod := function(a)
+      Warning(warningMsg);
+      return func(a);
+    end;
+  elif args = 2 then
+    newMethod := function(a, b)
+      Warning(warningMsg);
+      return func(a, b);
+    end;
+  elif args = 3 then
+    newMethod := function(a, b, c)
+      Warning(warningMsg);
+      return func(a, b, c);
+    end;
+  elif args = 4 then
+    newMethod := function(a, b, c, d)
+      Warning(warningMsg);
+      return func(a, b, c, d);
+    end;
+  elif args = 5 then
+    newMethod := function(a, b, c, d, e)
+      Warning(warningMsg);
+      return func(a, b, c, d, e);
+    end;
+  elif args = 6 then
+    newMethod := function(a, b, c, d, e, f)
+      Warning(warningMsg);
+      return func(a, b, c, d, e, f);
+    end;
+  else
+    Error("Unsupported args: ", args);
+  fi;
+
+  InstallMethod(oldName, info, filters, newMethod);
+end;
+
+DeclareDeprecatedSynonym := function(oldName, newName)
+  local i, method;
+  for i in [0 .. 6] do
+    for method in MethodsOperation(newName, i) do
+      InstallDeprecatedMethod(oldName, NameFunction(newName),
+                        method.info, method.argFilt, method.func);
+    od;
+  od;
+end;
diff --git a/gap/obsolete.gi b/gap/obsolete.gi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3023c0c61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gap/obsolete.gi
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Read("obsolete.gd");
+DeclareDeprecatedSynonym("DigraphDijkstra", DigraphShortestPaths);