diff --git a/helpers/general.go b/helpers/general.go
index 7fac7cb59..b420bfa2c 100644
--- a/helpers/general.go
+++ b/helpers/general.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func InitLoggers() {
 // Deprecated logs ERROR logs about a deprecation, but only once for a given set of arguments' values.
 func Deprecated(object, item, alternative string) {
 	//	deprecatedLogger.Printf("%s's %s is deprecated and will be removed in Hugo %s. Use %s instead.", object, item, NextHugoReleaseVersion(), alternative)
-	DistinctErrorLog.Printf("%s's %s is deprecated and will be removed VERY SOON. Use %s instead.", object, item, alternative)
+	DistinctErrorLog.Printf("%s's %s is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Use %s instead.", object, item, alternative)
 
 }
 
diff --git a/hugolib/page.go b/hugolib/page.go
index fa43f4d4e..abd56b3ea 100644
--- a/hugolib/page.go
+++ b/hugolib/page.go
@@ -114,6 +114,22 @@ type PageMeta struct {
 	Weight         int
 }
 
+func (*PageMeta) WordCount() int {
+	helpers.Deprecated("PageMeta", "WordCount", ".WordCount (on Page)")
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (*PageMeta) FuzzyWordCount() int {
+	helpers.Deprecated("PageMeta", "FuzzyWordCount", ".FuzzyWordCount (on Page)")
+	return 0
+
+}
+
+func (*PageMeta) ReadingTime() int {
+	helpers.Deprecated("PageMeta", "ReadingTime", ".ReadingTime (on Page)")
+	return 0
+}
+
 type Position struct {
 	Prev          *Page
 	Next          *Page