diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/fn_powext.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/fn_powext.hpp
index ae629c64..24aa8942 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/fn_powext.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/fn_powext.hpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pow
 
 
 template<typename parent, unsigned int mode, typename T2>
-arma_deprecated
+arma_warn_unused
 inline
 Mat<typename parent::elem_type>
 pow
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ pow
 
 
 template<typename eT, typename T2>
-arma_deprecated
+arma_warn_unused
 inline
 Cube<eT>
 pow
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ pow
 
 
 template<typename parent, unsigned int mode, typename T2>
-arma_deprecated
+arma_warn_unused
 inline
 typename
 enable_if2
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ pow
 
 
 template<typename T, typename T2>
-arma_deprecated
+arma_warn_unused
 inline
 Cube< std::complex<T> >
 pow