diff --git a/e107_admin/message.php b/e107_admin/message.php
index 2be9b4039..7418ff816 100644
--- a/e107_admin/message.php
+++ b/e107_admin/message.php
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+// FILE IS DEPRECATED - UP FOR REMOVAL IN THE FUTURE
+
 require_once("../class2.php");
 
 e107::coreLan('message', true);
@@ -15,8 +17,17 @@ e107::coreLan('message', true);
 $e_sub_cat = 'message';
 require_once("auth.php");
 $gen = new convert;
+$mes = e107::getMessage();
 
-$messageTypes = array(/*"Broken Download",*/ "Dev Team Message");
+// DO NOT TRANSLATE - warning for deprecated file. 
+e107::getMessage()->addWarning("This area is no longer in use and will be removed in the future. For reported broken downloads, see the Downloads Admin Area.");
+
+$ns->tablerender("Received Messages", $mes->render());
+
+
+/*
+
+$messageTypes = array("Broken Download", "Dev Team Message");
 $queryString = "";
 foreach($messageTypes as $types) {
 	$queryString .= " gen_type='$types' OR";
@@ -97,7 +108,5 @@ else
 }
 $ns->tablerender(MESSLAN_1, $text);
 
-require_once("footer.php");
-
-
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+*/
+require_once("footer.php");
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e107_languages/English/admin/lan_message.php b/e107_languages/English/admin/lan_message.php
index 8c3b51d95..43025a4d6 100644
--- a/e107_languages/English/admin/lan_message.php
+++ b/e107_languages/English/admin/lan_message.php
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
  *
 */
 
+// DEPRECATED FILE - UP FOR REMOVAL 
+
+/*
 define("MESSLAN_1", "Received messages");
 define("MESSLAN_2", "Delete Message");
 define("MESSLAN_3", "Message Deleted.");
@@ -21,4 +24,4 @@ define("MESSLAN_11", "opens in new window");
 define("MESSLAN_12", "Message");
 define("MESSLAN_13", "Link");
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>*/
\ No newline at end of file