diff --git a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index fdfcb44..0f13396 100644
--- a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ This document summarizes the changes to the module between releases.
 ## Release 4.6.0 (EPICS 7.0.5.* March 2021)
 
 * Access Security is now supported.
-* Special support has been revised and extended.
+* <b>special</b> has been revised and extended.
+* <b>support</b> is DEPRECATED
 
 ## Release 4.5.3 (EPICS 7.0.5 Feb 2021)
 
diff --git a/documentation/TODO.md b/documentation/TODO.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a6b69a..0000000
--- a/documentation/TODO.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-TODO
-===========
-
-
-create more regression tests
-----------------
-
-Currently only some simple tests exist. Most of the testing has been via the examples
diff --git a/src/support/controlSupport.cpp b/src/support/controlSupport.cpp
index 6a582ef..6dc7502 100644
--- a/src/support/controlSupport.cpp
+++ b/src/support/controlSupport.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ epics::pvData::StructureConstPtr ControlSupport::controlField(ScalarType scalarT
 
 ControlSupportPtr ControlSupport::create(PVRecordPtr const & pvRecord)
 {
+   cerr << "ControlSupport IS DEPRECATED\n";
    ControlSupportPtr support(new ControlSupport(pvRecord));
    return support;
 }
diff --git a/src/support/scalarAlarmSupport.cpp b/src/support/scalarAlarmSupport.cpp
index de592b7..b911bdf 100644
--- a/src/support/scalarAlarmSupport.cpp
+++ b/src/support/scalarAlarmSupport.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ epics::pvData::StructureConstPtr ScalarAlarmSupport::scalarAlarmField()
 
 ScalarAlarmSupportPtr ScalarAlarmSupport::create(PVRecordPtr const & pvRecord)
 {
+   cerr << "ScalarAlarmSupport IS DEPRECATED\n";
    ScalarAlarmSupportPtr support(new ScalarAlarmSupport(pvRecord));
    return support;
 }