diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 37b4c53815..a6734dfafb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1505,7 +1505,6 @@ RUBY_FUNC_ATTRIBUTE(__pure__, PUREFUNC)
 RUBY_FUNC_ATTRIBUTE(__noreturn__, NORETURN)
 RUBY_FUNC_ATTRIBUTE(__deprecated__, DEPRECATED)
 RUBY_FUNC_ATTRIBUTE(__deprecated__("by "@%:@n), DEPRECATED_BY(n,x), rb_cv_func_deprecated_by)
-RUBY_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE(__deprecated__ mesg, DEPRECATED_TYPE(mesg,x), rb_cv_type_deprecated)
 RUBY_FUNC_ATTRIBUTE(__noinline__, NOINLINE)
 RUBY_FUNC_ATTRIBUTE(__always_inline__, ALWAYS_INLINE)
 RUBY_FUNC_ATTRIBUTE(__no_sanitize__(san), NO_SANITIZE(san, x), rb_cv_func_no_sanitize)
diff --git a/include/ruby/backward/2/attributes.h b/include/ruby/backward/2/attributes.h
index 8d00da0a9e..74dca627fb 100644
--- a/include/ruby/backward/2/attributes.h
+++ b/include/ruby/backward/2/attributes.h
@@ -60,7 +60,23 @@
 #define DEPRECATED_BY(n,x) RBIMPL_ATTR_DEPRECATED(("by: " # n)) x
 
 #undef DEPRECATED_TYPE
-#define DEPRECATED_TYPE(mseg, decl) decl RBIMPL_ATTR_DEPRECATED(mseg)
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+# define DEPRECATED_TYPE(mesg, decl)                    \
+    _Pragma("message \"DEPRECATED_TYPE is deprecated, " \
+            "use RBIMPL_ATTR_DEPRECATED instead\"");    \
+    decl RBIMPL_ATTR_DEPRECATED(mseg)
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+# pragma deprecated(DEPRECATED_TYPE)
+# define DEPRECATED_TYPE(mesg, decl)                              \
+    __pragma(message(__FILE__"("STRINGIZE(__LINE__)"): warning: " \
+                     "DEPRECATED_TYPE is deprecated, "            \
+                     "use RBIMPL_ATTR_DEPRECATED instead"))       \
+    decl RBIMPL_ATTR_DEPRECATED(mseg)
+#else
+# define DEPRECATED_TYPE(mesg, decl)                    \
+    <-<-"DEPRECATED_TYPE is deprecated, "               \
+        "use RBIMPL_ATTR_DEPRECATED instead"->->
+#endif
 
 #undef RUBY_CXX_DEPRECATED
 #define RUBY_CXX_DEPRECATED(mseg) RBIMPL_ATTR_DEPRECATED((mseg))
diff --git a/template/Doxyfile.tmpl b/template/Doxyfile.tmpl
index 54734748a3..4f6c432871 100644
--- a/template/Doxyfile.tmpl
+++ b/template/Doxyfile.tmpl
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ PREDEFINED             = \
     CONSTFUNC(_)=_ \
     DEPRECATED(_)=_ \
     DEPRECATED_BY(__,_)=_ \
-    DEPRECATED_TYPE(__,_)=_ \
     ERRORFUNC(__,_)=_ \
     MJIT_FUNC_EXPORTED= \
     MJIT_STATIC=extern \
diff --git a/win32/Makefile.sub b/win32/Makefile.sub
index df85095ddf..87cda5f9e4 100644
--- a/win32/Makefile.sub
+++ b/win32/Makefile.sub
@@ -699,7 +699,6 @@ $(CONFIG_H): $(MKFILES) $(srcdir)/win32/Makefile.sub $(win_srcdir)/Makefile.sub
 !endif
 !if $(MSC_VER) >= 1300
 #define DEPRECATED(x) __declspec(deprecated) x
-#define DEPRECATED_TYPE(mesg, x) __declspec(deprecated mesg) x
 #define RUBY_CXX_DEPRECATED(mesg) __declspec(deprecated(mesg))
 #define NOINLINE(x) __declspec(noinline) x
 !endif