diff --git a/src/format/formatting.rs b/src/format/formatting.rs
index 45b793092c..1fdc31b48e 100644
--- a/src/format/formatting.rs
+++ b/src/format/formatting.rs
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ impl<'a, I: Iterator<Item = B> + Clone, B: Borrow<Item<'a>>> Display for Delayed
 /// Internally used by `DelayedFormat`.
 #[cfg(any(feature = "alloc", feature = "std"))]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(any(feature = "alloc", feature = "std"))))]
+#[deprecated(since = "0.4.32")]
 pub fn format<'a, I, B>(
     w: &mut fmt::Formatter,
     date: Option<&NaiveDate>,
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ where
 /// Formats single formatting item
 #[cfg(any(feature = "alloc", feature = "std"))]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(any(feature = "alloc", feature = "std"))))]
+#[deprecated(since = "0.4.32")]
 pub fn format_item(
     w: &mut fmt::Formatter,
     date: Option<&NaiveDate>,
@@ -206,6 +208,7 @@ pub fn format_item(
 /// Internally used by `DelayedFormat`.
 #[cfg(feature = "unstable-locales")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "unstable-locales")))]
+#[deprecated(since = "0.4.32")]
 pub fn format_localized<'a, I, B>(
     w: &mut fmt::Formatter,
     date: Option<&NaiveDate>,
@@ -231,6 +234,7 @@ where
 /// Formats single formatting item
 #[cfg(feature = "unstable-locales")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "unstable-locales")))]
+#[deprecated(since = "0.4.32")]
 pub fn format_item_localized(
     w: &mut fmt::Formatter,
     date: Option<&NaiveDate>,
diff --git a/src/format/mod.rs b/src/format/mod.rs
index d22cdf071a..d86affab90 100644
--- a/src/format/mod.rs
+++ b/src/format/mod.rs
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ pub(crate) use formatting::write_rfc2822;
 ))]
 pub(crate) use formatting::write_rfc3339;
 #[cfg(any(feature = "alloc", feature = "std"))]
+#[allow(deprecated)]
 pub use formatting::{format, format_item, DelayedFormat};
 #[cfg(feature = "unstable-locales")]
+#[allow(deprecated)]
 pub use formatting::{format_item_localized, format_localized};
 #[cfg(all(feature = "unstable-locales", any(feature = "alloc", feature = "std")))]
 pub use locales::Locale;