diff --git a/src/types/any.rs b/src/types/any.rs
index 2e8a518fad4..b8e8c03ad06 100644
--- a/src/types/any.rs
+++ b/src/types/any.rs
@@ -2193,7 +2193,7 @@ impl<'py> PyAnyMethods<'py> for Bound<'py, PyAny> {
 
     #[cfg(not(PyPy))]
     fn py_super(&self) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PySuper>> {
-        PySuper::new2(Bound::borrowed_from_gil_ref(&self.get_type()), self)
+        PySuper::new_bound(Bound::borrowed_from_gil_ref(&self.get_type()), self)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/types/pysuper.rs b/src/types/pysuper.rs
index 5cf05a36a4d..d14670987b5 100644
--- a/src/types/pysuper.rs
+++ b/src/types/pysuper.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,19 @@ pyobject_native_type_core!(
 );
 
 impl PySuper {
+    /// Deprecated form of `PySuper::new_bound`.
+    #[deprecated(
+        since = "0.21.0",
+        note = "`PySuper::new` will be replaced by `PySuper::new_bound` in a future PyO3 version"
+    )]
+    pub fn new<'py>(ty: &'py PyType, obj: &'py PyAny) -> PyResult<&'py PySuper> {
+        Self::new_bound(
+            Bound::borrowed_from_gil_ref(&ty),
+            Bound::borrowed_from_gil_ref(&obj),
+        )
+        .map(Bound::into_gil_ref)
+    }
+
     /// Constructs a new super object. More read about super object: [docs](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#super)
     ///
     /// # Examples
@@ -56,15 +69,7 @@ impl PySuper {
     ///     }
     /// }
     /// ```
-    pub fn new<'py>(ty: &'py PyType, obj: &'py PyAny) -> PyResult<&'py PySuper> {
-        Self::new2(
-            Bound::borrowed_from_gil_ref(&ty),
-            Bound::borrowed_from_gil_ref(&obj),
-        )
-        .map(Bound::into_gil_ref)
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn new2<'py>(
+    pub fn new_bound<'py>(
         ty: &Bound<'py, PyType>,
         obj: &Bound<'py, PyAny>,
     ) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PySuper>> {
diff --git a/tests/test_super.rs b/tests/test_super.rs
index dca12457011..b71eae55376 100644
--- a/tests/test_super.rs
+++ b/tests/test_super.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ impl SubClass {
     }
 
     fn method_super_new(self_: &PyCell<Self>) -> PyResult<&PyAny> {
+        #[allow(deprecated)]
         let super_ = PySuper::new(self_.get_type(), self_)?;
         super_.call_method("method", (), None)
     }