diff --git a/wp-includes/category.php b/wp-includes/category.php
index fb81dfb2b..5df4d27e0 100644
--- a/wp-includes/category.php
+++ b/wp-includes/category.php
@@ -172,21 +172,6 @@ function get_cat_ID( $cat_name='General' ) {
 }
 
 
-/**
- * Retrieve the category name by the category ID.
- *
- * @since 0.71
- * @deprecated Use get_cat_name()
- * @see get_cat_name() get_catname() is deprecated in favor of get_cat_name().
- *
- * @param int $cat_ID Category ID
- * @return string category name
- */
-function get_catname( $cat_ID ) {
-	return get_cat_name( $cat_ID );
-}
-
-
 /**
  * Retrieve the name of a category from its ID.
  *
diff --git a/wp-includes/deprecated.php b/wp-includes/deprecated.php
index d6ade51ae..25c539291 100644
--- a/wp-includes/deprecated.php
+++ b/wp-includes/deprecated.php
@@ -1303,6 +1303,21 @@ function get_commentdata( $comment_ID, $no_cache = 0, $include_unapproved = fals
 	return get_comment($comment_ID, ARRAY_A);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Retrieve the category name by the category ID.
+ *
+ * @since 0.71
+ * @deprecated Use get_cat_name()
+ * @see get_cat_name() get_catname() is deprecated in favor of get_cat_name().
+ *
+ * @param int $cat_ID Category ID
+ * @return string category name
+ */
+function get_catname( $cat_ID ) {
+	_deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'get_cat_name()');
+	return get_cat_name( $cat_ID );
+}
+
 /**
  * Retrieve category children list separated before and after the term IDs.
  *