diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3b3967fb31f9b3cecba9d1099235f0a21c54f3d8..db9a047ba70c275ed4f05d308f212705b37b24ed 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ documents those changes that are of interest to users and administrators.
  -- Do not consider nodes explicitly powered up as DOWN with reason of "Node
     unexpected rebooted".
  -- Use correct slurmd spooldir when creating cpu-frequency locks.
+ -- Deprecated TICKET_BASED fairshare. Consider using the FAIR_TREE algorithm.
 
 * Changes in Slurm 14.11.7
 ==========================
diff --git a/doc/html/priority_multifactor2.shtml b/doc/html/priority_multifactor2.shtml
index 777685f59a63d38bbfbab2c35dca2984ace44fcb..d5383894790e80e64061c7f02d718fef1926d28c 100644
--- a/doc/html/priority_multifactor2.shtml
+++ b/doc/html/priority_multifactor2.shtml
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 <a name=intro>
 <h2>Introduction</h2></a>
 
+<p><b>Note:</b> This algorithm is deprecated and has been removed in 15.08. Please
+consider using the <a href="fair_tree.html">Fair Tree</a> algorithm.
+</p>
+
 <p>A ticket-based variant of the priority/multifactor plugin is available.
 The reader is assumed to be familiar with the priority/multifactor plugin
 and only the differences are documented here.</p>
diff --git a/src/slurmctld/read_config.c b/src/slurmctld/read_config.c
index 79871eba799f4dbbf2d29e865c066ad6d99e08e0..ffcbe985cb784641ae14999640177031eb2acdd9 100644
--- a/src/slurmctld/read_config.c
+++ b/src/slurmctld/read_config.c
@@ -1118,6 +1118,10 @@ int read_slurm_conf(int recover, bool reconfig)
 	/* Sync select plugin with synchronized job/node/part data */
 	select_g_reconfigure();
 
+	if (slurmctld_conf.priority_flags & PRIORITY_FLAGS_TICKET_BASED)
+		info("TICKET_BASED fairshare is deprecated. Please consider "
+		     "using the \"FAIR_TREE\" algorithm.");
+
 	slurmctld_conf.last_update = time(NULL);
 	END_TIMER2("read_slurm_conf");
 	return error_code;