diff --git a/UPGRADE.md b/UPGRADE.md
index 6479312d553..8d5273a206c 100644
--- a/UPGRADE.md
+++ b/UPGRADE.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Upgrade to 2.11
 
+## Deprecated the functionality of dropping client connections when dropping a database
+
+The corresponding `getDisallowDatabaseConnectionsSQL()` and `getCloseActiveDatabaseConnectionsSQL` methods
+of the `PostgreSqlPlatform` class have been deprecated.
+
 ## Deprecated `Synchronizer` package
 
 The `Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\Synchronizer\SchemaSynchronizer` interface and all its implementations are deprecated.
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/PostgreSqlPlatform.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/PostgreSqlPlatform.php
index db9bec13d52..0000284173c 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/PostgreSqlPlatform.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/PostgreSqlPlatform.php
@@ -442,6 +442,8 @@ public function getCreateDatabaseSQL($name)
      *
      * This is useful to force DROP DATABASE operations which could fail because of active connections.
      *
+     * @deprecated
+     *
      * @param string $database The name of the database to disallow new connections for.
      *
      * @return string
@@ -456,6 +458,8 @@ public function getDisallowDatabaseConnectionsSQL($database)
      *
      * This is useful to force DROP DATABASE operations which could fail because of active connections.
      *
+     * @deprecated
+     *
      * @param string $database The name of the database to close currently active connections for.
      *
      * @return string