--- a/lib/python/balrog/submitter/api.py
+++ b/lib/python/balrog/submitter/api.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import os
 import site
+import warnings
 
+warnings.warn('balrog.submitter.api is deprecated, consider using balrogclient')
 site.addsitedir(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../.."))
 
 from balrogclient import is_csrf_token_expired, SingleLocale, Release, Rule
 
 __all__ = [ 'is_csrf_token_expired', 'SingleLocale', 'Release', 'Rule' ]