diff --git a/include/mbedtls/md.h b/include/mbedtls/md.h
index c750d6a..db85701 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/md.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/md.h
@@ -125,6 +125,31 @@
  */
 void md_free( md_context_t *ctx );
 
+#if ! defined(POLARSSL_DEPRECATED_REMOVED)
+#if defined(POLARSSL_DEPRECATED_WARNING)
+#define DEPRECATED    __attribute__((deprecated))
+#else
+#define DEPRECATED
+#endif
+/**
+ * \brief          Initialises and fills the message digest context structure
+ *                 with the appropriate values.
+ *
+ * \deprecated     Superseded by md_setup() in 2.0.0
+ *
+ * \param ctx      context to initialise. May not be NULL. The
+ *                 digest-specific context (ctx->md_ctx) must be NULL. It will
+ *                 be allocated, and must be freed using md_free() later.
+ * \param md_info  message digest to use.
+ *
+ * \returns        \c 0 on success, \c POLARSSL_ERR_MD_BAD_INPUT_DATA on
+ *                 parameter failure, \c POLARSSL_ERR_MD_ALLOC_FAILED if
+ *                 allocation of the digest-specific context failed.
+ */
+int md_init_ctx( md_context_t *ctx, const md_info_t *md_info ) DEPRECATED;
+#undef DEPRECATED
+#endif /* POLARSSL_DEPRECATED_REMOVED */
+
 /**
  * \brief          Initialises and fills the message digest context structure
  *                 with the appropriate values.