diff --git a/dune/common/geometrytype.hh b/dune/common/geometrytype.hh
index b59620390dafe3e986c7d3f08b48c05d0be39566..989a0187439d829c98f2cbc9485661a29184a13e 100644
--- a/dune/common/geometrytype.hh
+++ b/dune/common/geometrytype.hh
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ namespace Dune {
     }
 
     /** \brief Return the basic type of the type */
-    BasicType basicType() const {
+    BasicType basicType() const DUNE_DEPRECATED {
       if (isSimplex())
         return GeometryType::simplex;
       if (isCube())