diff --git a/src/entt/entity/observer.hpp b/src/entt/entity/observer.hpp
index 3e4d83d96..33b08dab0 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/observer.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/observer.hpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct basic_collector<> {
  * @tparam Other Other matchers.
  */
 template<typename... Reject, typename... Require, typename... Rule, typename... Other>
-struct basic_collector<matcher<type_list<Reject...>, type_list<Require...>, Rule...>, Other...> {
+struct [[deprecated("use reactive mixin instead")]] basic_collector<matcher<type_list<Reject...>, type_list<Require...>, Rule...>, Other...> {
     /*! @brief Current matcher. */
     using current_type = matcher<type_list<Reject...>, type_list<Require...>, Rule...>;