diff --git a/packages/ember-metal/lib/main.js b/packages/ember-metal/lib/main.js
index d84c92e00a3..9b6f84bd957 100644
--- a/packages/ember-metal/lib/main.js
+++ b/packages/ember-metal/lib/main.js
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ import {
   meta,
   metaPath,
   setMeta,
-  tryCatchFinally,
-  tryFinally,
+  deprecatedTryCatchFinally,
+  deprecatedTryFinally,
   tryInvoke,
   typeOf,
   uuid,
@@ -263,12 +263,12 @@ Ember.setMeta         = setMeta;
 Ember.metaPath        = metaPath;
 Ember.inspect         = inspect;
 Ember.typeOf          = typeOf;
-Ember.tryCatchFinally = tryCatchFinally;
+Ember.tryCatchFinally = deprecatedTryCatchFinally;
 Ember.isArray         = isArray;
 Ember.makeArray       = makeArray;
 Ember.canInvoke       = canInvoke;
 Ember.tryInvoke       = tryInvoke;
-Ember.tryFinally      = tryFinally;
+Ember.tryFinally      = deprecatedTryFinally;
 Ember.wrap            = wrap;
 Ember.apply           = apply;
 Ember.applyStr        = applyStr;
diff --git a/packages/ember-metal/lib/utils.js b/packages/ember-metal/lib/utils.js
index 92fb70b055b..d11f672d698 100644
--- a/packages/ember-metal/lib/utils.js
+++ b/packages/ember-metal/lib/utils.js
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ var needsFinallyFix = (function() {
   ```
 
   @method tryFinally
+  @deprecated Use JavaScript's native try/finally
   @for Ember
   @param {Function} tryable The function to run the try callback
   @param {Function} finalizer The function to run the finally callback
@@ -711,6 +712,11 @@ if (needsFinallyFix) {
   };
 }
 
+var deprecatedTryFinally = function() {
+  Ember.deprecate("tryFinally is deprecated. Please use JavaScript's native try/finally.", false);
+  return tryFinally.apply(this, arguments);
+};
+
 /**
   Provides try/catch/finally functionality, while working
   around Safari's double finally bug.
@@ -741,6 +747,7 @@ if (needsFinallyFix) {
   ```
 
   @method tryCatchFinally
+  @deprecated Use JavaScript's native try/catch/finally instead
   @for Ember
   @param {Function} tryable The function to run the try callback
   @param {Function} catchable The function to run the catchable callback
@@ -791,6 +798,11 @@ if (needsFinallyFix) {
   };
 }
 
+var deprecatedTryCatchFinally = function() {
+  Ember.deprecate("tryCatchFinally is deprecated. Please use JavaScript's native try/catch/finally.", false);
+  return tryCatchFinally.apply(this, arguments);
+};
+
 // ........................................
 // TYPING & ARRAY MESSAGING
 //
@@ -972,7 +984,9 @@ export {
   meta,
   typeOf,
   tryCatchFinally,
+  deprecatedTryCatchFinally,
   isArray,
   canInvoke,
-  tryFinally
+  tryFinally,
+  deprecatedTryFinally
 };