diff --git a/python/gui/qgsattributeform.sip.in b/python/gui/qgsattributeform.sip.in
index 45deba11a31..e5a2dcf2eae 100644
--- a/python/gui/qgsattributeform.sip.in
+++ b/python/gui/qgsattributeform.sip.in
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ on all attribute widgets.
 
   signals:
 
- void attributeChanged( const QString &attribute, const QVariant &value );
+ void attributeChanged( const QString &attribute, const QVariant &value ) /Deprecated/;
 %Docstring
 Notifies about changes of attributes
 
diff --git a/src/gui/qgsattributeform.h b/src/gui/qgsattributeform.h
index 41f16cd8614..f0c7b87477c 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsattributeform.h
+++ b/src/gui/qgsattributeform.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsAttributeForm : public QWidget
      * \param value     The new value of the attribute.
      * \deprecated since 3.0
      */
-    Q_DECL_DEPRECATED void attributeChanged( const QString &attribute, const QVariant &value );
+    Q_DECL_DEPRECATED void attributeChanged( const QString &attribute, const QVariant &value ) SIP_DEPRECATED;
 
     /**
      * Notifies about changes of attributes