diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala
index 71b5e7e2d1..bb4def1821 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ trait ActorRef extends ActorRefShared with ForwardableChannel with java.lang.Com
    * The reference sender Actor of the last received message.
    * Is defined if the message was sent from another Actor, else None.
    */
+  @deprecated("will be removed in 2.0, use channel instead", "1.2")
   def getSender: Option[ActorRef] = sender
 
   /**
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ trait ActorRef extends ActorRefShared with ForwardableChannel with java.lang.Com
    * The reference sender future of the last received message.
    * Is defined if the message was sent with sent with '?'/'ask', else None.
    */
+  @deprecated("will be removed in 2.0, use channel instead", "1.2")
   def getSenderFuture: Option[Promise[Any]] = senderFuture
 
   /**