diff --git a/src/compute_deprecated.cpp b/src/compute_deprecated.cpp
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+++ b/src/compute_deprecated.cpp
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+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   LAMMPS - Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator
+   http://lammps.sandia.gov, Sandia National Laboratories
+   Steve Plimpton, sjplimp@sandia.gov
+
+   Copyright (2003) Sandia Corporation.  Under the terms of Contract
+   DE-AC04-94AL85000 with Sandia Corporation, the U.S. Government retains
+   certain rights in this software.  This software is distributed under
+   the GNU General Public License.
+
+   See the README file in the top-level LAMMPS directory.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+#include <cstring>
+#include "compute_deprecated.h"
+#include "comm.h"
+#include "error.h"
+
+using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
+
+static void writemsg(LAMMPS *lmp, const char *msg, int abend=1)
+{
+  if (lmp->comm->me == 0) {
+    if (lmp->screen) fputs(msg,lmp->screen);
+    if (lmp->logfile) fputs(msg,lmp->logfile);
+  }
+  if (abend)
+    lmp->error->all(FLERR,"This compute style is no longer available");
+}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+ComputeDeprecated::ComputeDeprecated(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
+  Compute(lmp, narg, arg)
+{
+  if (strcmp(style,"DEPRECATED") == 0) {
+    writemsg(lmp,"\nCompute style 'DEPRECATED' is a dummy style\n\n",0);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/compute_deprecated.h b/src/compute_deprecated.h
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+/* -*- c++ -*- ----------------------------------------------------------
+   LAMMPS - Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator
+   http://lammps.sandia.gov, Sandia National Laboratories
+   Steve Plimpton, sjplimp@sandia.gov
+
+   Copyright (2003) Sandia Corporation.  Under the terms of Contract
+   DE-AC04-94AL85000 with Sandia Corporation, the U.S. Government retains
+   certain rights in this software.  This software is distributed under
+   the GNU General Public License.
+
+   See the README file in the top-level LAMMPS directory.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+#ifdef COMPUTE_CLASS
+
+// list all deprecated and removed compute styles here
+
+ComputeStyle(DEPRECATED,ComputeDeprecated)
+
+#else
+
+#ifndef LMP_COMPUTE_DEPRECATED_H
+#define LMP_COMPUTE_DEPRECATED_H
+
+#include "compute.h"
+
+namespace LAMMPS_NS {
+
+class ComputeDeprecated : public Compute {
+ public:
+  ComputeDeprecated(class LAMMPS *, int, char **);
+  ~ComputeDeprecated() {}
+  void init() {}
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
+#endif
+
+/* ERROR/WARNING messages:
+
+E: This compute command has been removed from LAMMPS
+
+UNDOCUMENTED
+
+*/