diff --git a/lib/Rico/Color.js b/lib/Rico/Color.js
index 6741e7c014..12f5284f77 100644
--- a/lib/Rico/Color.js
+++ b/lib/Rico/Color.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /** 
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Console.js
  * @requires OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Class.js
  * @requires OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Element.js
  */
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@
  *
  * This file is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
  */
+
+OpenLayers.Console.warn("OpenLayers.Rico is deprecated");
+
 OpenLayers.Rico = OpenLayers.Rico || {};
 OpenLayers.Rico.Color = OpenLayers.Class({
 
diff --git a/lib/Rico/Corner.js b/lib/Rico/Corner.js
index 729017b130..e5479e5b35 100644
--- a/lib/Rico/Corner.js
+++ b/lib/Rico/Corner.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /**
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Console.js
  * @requires Rico/Color.js
  */
 
@@ -22,6 +23,9 @@
  * permissions * and limitations under the License.
  *
  */
+
+OpenLayers.Console.warn("OpenLayers.Rico is deprecated");
+
 OpenLayers.Rico = OpenLayers.Rico || {};
 OpenLayers.Rico.Corner = {
 
@@ -332,4 +336,4 @@ OpenLayers.Rico.Corner = {
    _isTopRounded: function() { return this._hasString(this.options.corners, "all", "top", "tl", "tr"); },
    _isBottomRounded: function() { return this._hasString(this.options.corners, "all", "bottom", "bl", "br"); },
    _hasSingleTextChild: function(el) { return el.childNodes.length == 1 && el.childNodes[0].nodeType == 3; }
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};