diff --git a/include/libtorrent/identify_client.hpp b/include/libtorrent/identify_client.hpp
index ac61f6d78..c5a8da2a0 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/identify_client.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/identify_client.hpp
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 namespace libtorrent
 {
+	// TODO: hide these declarations when deprecaated functions are disabled, and
+	// expose them internally in a header under aux_.
 
 	// these functions don't really need to be public. This mechanism of
 	// advertising client software and version is also out-dated.
@@ -63,7 +65,6 @@ namespace libtorrent
 	TORRENT_DEPRECATED_EXPORT TORRENT_DEPRECATED
 	boost::optional<fingerprint>
 		client_fingerprint(peer_id const& p);
-
 }
 
 #endif // TORRENT_IDENTIFY_CLIENT_HPP_INCLUDED
diff --git a/test/test_identify_client.cpp b/test/test_identify_client.cpp
index bc2866aa1..2683fca04 100644
--- a/test/test_identify_client.cpp
+++ b/test/test_identify_client.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ using namespace libtorrent;
 
 TORRENT_TEST(identify_client)
 {
+#ifndef TORRENT_NO_DEPRECATE
 	TEST_EQUAL(identify_client(peer_id("-AZ123B-............")), "Azureus 1.2.3.11");
 	TEST_EQUAL(identify_client(peer_id("-AZ1230-............")), "Azureus 1.2.3");
 	TEST_EQUAL(identify_client(peer_id("S123--..............")), "Shadow 1.2.3");
@@ -44,5 +45,6 @@ TORRENT_TEST(identify_client)
 	TEST_EQUAL(identify_client(peer_id("M1-2-3--............")), "Mainline 1.2.3");
 	TEST_EQUAL(identify_client(peer_id("\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0........")), "Generic");
 	TEST_EQUAL(identify_client(peer_id("-xx1230-............")), "xx 1.2.3");
+#endif
 }