diff --git a/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/DES/SpalartAllmarasDES/SpalartAllmarasDES.C b/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/DES/SpalartAllmarasDES/SpalartAllmarasDES.C
index f93b38c79b091b4cdb4435d15dacaf50c2f84553..3de6413d39e3a44221c66541ae92dedbd1d6e309 100644
--- a/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/DES/SpalartAllmarasDES/SpalartAllmarasDES.C
+++ b/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/DES/SpalartAllmarasDES/SpalartAllmarasDES.C
@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@ SpalartAllmarasDES<BasicTurbulenceModel>::SpalartAllmarasDES
 
     if (type == typeName)
     {
+        WarningInFunction
+            << "This model is not recommended and will be deprecated in future "
+            << "releases. Please consider using the DDES/IDDES versions instead"
+            << endl;
+
         this->printCoeffs(type);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/DES/kOmegaSSTDES/kOmegaSSTDES.C b/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/DES/kOmegaSSTDES/kOmegaSSTDES.C
index e6fa1d9f831eeee97e8a3fbbd0f839184112ba7b..b6093839d45d778f9b6cb1841e1763d116561f3d 100644
--- a/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/DES/kOmegaSSTDES/kOmegaSSTDES.C
+++ b/src/TurbulenceModels/turbulenceModels/DES/kOmegaSSTDES/kOmegaSSTDES.C
@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@ kOmegaSSTDES<BasicTurbulenceModel>::kOmegaSSTDES
 
     if (type == typeName)
     {
+        WarningInFunction
+            << "This model is not recommended and will be deprecated in future "
+            << "releases. Please consider using the DDES/IDDES versions instead"
+            << endl;
+
         this->printCoeffs(type);
     }
 }