diff --git a/Mesh_3/doc/Mesh_3/CGAL/Mesh_cell_base_3.h b/Mesh_3/doc/Mesh_3/CGAL/Mesh_cell_base_3.h
index a49cce240c0..5a535a67c9e 100644
--- a/Mesh_3/doc/Mesh_3/CGAL/Mesh_cell_base_3.h
+++ b/Mesh_3/doc/Mesh_3/CGAL/Mesh_cell_base_3.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace CGAL {
 
 /*!
 \ingroup PkgMesh_3MeshClasses
+\deprecated This class is deprecated since \cgal 4.3. Use `CGAL::Compact_mesh_cell_base_3<Gt,MD,Tds>` instead.
 
 The class `Mesh_cell_base_3` is a model of the concept `MeshCellBase_3`. 
 It is designed to serve as cell base class for the 3D triangulation