diff --git a/mail/mew2/Makefile b/mail/mew2/Makefile
index fd8981ac04d3..ac7287e0db44 100644
--- a/mail/mew2/Makefile
+++ b/mail/mew2/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-${EMACS_PORT_NAME}
 MAINTAINER?=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT?=	Message interface to Emacs Window (version 2) for emacs21
 
+DEPRECATED=	Development of this versions ceased, superseded by mail/mew
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2012-07-05
+
 USE_PERL5_BUILD=yes
 
 # Mew major version
diff --git a/mail/mew3/Makefile b/mail/mew3/Makefile
index 4f8cb1b1e25d..385b3d925456 100644
--- a/mail/mew3/Makefile
+++ b/mail/mew3/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-${EMACS_PORT_NAME}
 MAINTAINER?=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT?=	Message interface to Emacs Window (version 3) for emacs21
 
+DEPRECATED=	Development of this versions ceased, superseded by mail/mew
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2012-07-05
+
 LATEST_LINK?=	mew3
 
 # Mew major version