diff --git a/src/rpcClient/pv/rpcClient.h b/src/rpcClient/pv/rpcClient.h
index 3dcde89..36ac806 100644
--- a/src/rpcClient/pv/rpcClient.h
+++ b/src/rpcClient/pv/rpcClient.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public:
      * @throws RPCRequestException exception thrown on error on timeout.
      */
     static epics::pvData::PVStructure::shared_pointer sendRequest(const std::string & serviceName,
-            epics::pvData::PVStructure::shared_pointer const &request, double timeOut = RPCCLIENT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
+            epics::pvData::PVStructure::shared_pointer const &request, double timeOut = RPCCLIENT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT) EPICS_DEPRECATED;
 
 
 
diff --git a/testApp/remote/rpcClientExample.cpp b/testApp/remote/rpcClientExample.cpp
index 2d6c2f4..7d38b21 100644
--- a/testApp/remote/rpcClientExample.cpp
+++ b/testApp/remote/rpcClientExample.cpp
@@ -24,18 +24,6 @@ int main()
     request->getSubField<PVString>("a")->put("3.14");
     request->getSubField<PVString>("b")->put("2.71");
 
-    std::cout<<"simplest way\n";
-    try
-    {
-        PVStructure::shared_pointer result = RPCClient::sendRequest("sum", request, TIMEOUT);
-        std::cout << "Error: " << *result << std::endl;
-    } catch (std::exception &e)
-    {
-        std::cout << e.what() << std::endl;
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-
     std::cout<<"simple sync way, allows multiple RPC calls on the client instance\n";
     try
     {