diff --git a/gnucash/report/report-system/html-utilities.scm b/gnucash/report/report-system/html-utilities.scm
index dd569413cd..e2b5d5934a 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/report-system/html-utilities.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/report-system/html-utilities.scm
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@
   ;; instead of html-markup-b, just use the corresponding html-table-styles.
   (define default-style "text-cell")
   (define boldface-style "total-label-cell")
+  (issue-deprecation-warning
+   "gnc:html-acct-table-cell is unused.")
   (gnc:make-html-table-cell/size/markup 
    1 colspan 
    (if boldface? boldface-style default-style)
diff --git a/gnucash/report/report-system/report-system.scm b/gnucash/report/report-system/report-system.scm
index 8fd439e883..68da72afe6 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/report-system/report-system.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/report-system/report-system.scm
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 (export gnc:assign-colors)
 (export gnc:html-table-append-ruler!)
 (export gnc:html-table-append-ruler/markup!)
-(export gnc:html-acct-table-cell)
+(export gnc:html-acct-table-cell)       ;deprecated
 (export gnc:html-acct-table-row-helper! )
 (export gnc:html-acct-table-comm-row-helper!)
 (export gnc:html-build-acct-table)