diff --git a/include/cantera/base/global.h b/include/cantera/base/global.h
index 3a1d5309f..555b3083f 100644
--- a/include/cantera/base/global.h
+++ b/include/cantera/base/global.h
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ void error(const std::string& msg);
 //! @copydoc Application::warn_deprecated
 void warn_deprecated(const std::string& method, const std::string& extra="");
 
+//! @copydoc Application::suppress_deprecation_warnings
+void suppress_deprecation_warnings();
+
 //! @copydoc Application::Messages::setLogger
 void setLogger(Logger* logwriter);
 
diff --git a/src/base/application.cpp b/src/base/application.cpp
index 492dd6d85..dd6c6f6c6 100644
--- a/src/base/application.cpp
+++ b/src/base/application.cpp
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ Application::Application() :
     stop_on_error(false),
     options(),
     xmlfiles(),
+    m_suppress_deprecation_warnings(false),
     pMessenger()
 {
 #if !defined( THREAD_SAFE_CANTERA )
@@ -373,7 +374,7 @@ void Application::ApplicationDestroy()
 void Application::warn_deprecated(const std::string& method,
                                   const std::string& extra)
 {
-    if (warnings.count(method)) {
+    if (m_suppress_deprecation_warnings || warnings.count(method)) {
         return;
     }
     warnings.insert(method);
diff --git a/src/base/application.h b/src/base/application.h
index da9c1b7b0..64b6cd6ae 100644
--- a/src/base/application.h
+++ b/src/base/application.h
@@ -446,6 +446,10 @@ public:
     //! invocation of the application.
     void warn_deprecated(const std::string& method, const std::string& extra="");
 
+    void suppress_deprecation_warnings() {
+        m_suppress_deprecation_warnings = true;
+    }
+
     //! @copydoc Messages::setLogger
     void setLogger(Logger* logwriter) {
         pMessenger->setLogger(logwriter);
@@ -549,6 +553,8 @@ protected:
     //! Vector of deprecation warnings that have been emitted (to suppress duplicates)
     std::set<std::string> warnings;
 
+    bool m_suppress_deprecation_warnings;
+
     //! Current pointer to the logwriter
     //Logger* logwriter;
 #ifdef WITH_HTML_LOGS
diff --git a/src/base/global.cpp b/src/base/global.cpp
index 7426e2103..1b35b7d2e 100644
--- a/src/base/global.cpp
+++ b/src/base/global.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ void warn_deprecated(const std::string& method, const std::string& extra)
     app()->warn_deprecated(method, extra);
 }
 
+void suppress_deprecation_warnings()
+{
+    app()->suppress_deprecation_warnings();
+}
+
 // **************** HTML Logging ****************
 
 #ifdef WITH_HTML_LOGS
diff --git a/test_problems/ChemEquil_ionizedGas/ionizedGasEquil.cpp b/test_problems/ChemEquil_ionizedGas/ionizedGasEquil.cpp
index d696b7988..300dda0ef 100644
--- a/test_problems/ChemEquil_ionizedGas/ionizedGasEquil.cpp
+++ b/test_problems/ChemEquil_ionizedGas/ionizedGasEquil.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     ChemEquil_print_lvl = 0;
 #endif
     try {
-
+        suppress_deprecation_warnings();
         IdealGasPhase* gas = new IdealGasMix("air_below6000K.xml","air_below6000K");
 
         vector_fp IndVar2(6, 0.0);
diff --git a/test_problems/VCSnonideal/LatticeSolid_LiSi/latsol.cpp b/test_problems/VCSnonideal/LatticeSolid_LiSi/latsol.cpp
index 513665dff..fd4063977 100644
--- a/test_problems/VCSnonideal/LatticeSolid_LiSi/latsol.cpp
+++ b/test_problems/VCSnonideal/LatticeSolid_LiSi/latsol.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using namespace Cantera;
 
 void testProblem()
 {
+    suppress_deprecation_warnings();
     double T = 273.15 + 352.0;
     VCSnonideal::vcs_timing_print_lvl = 0;
 
diff --git a/test_problems/VCSnonideal/NaCl_equil/nacl_equil.cpp b/test_problems/VCSnonideal/NaCl_equil/nacl_equil.cpp
index c0303828c..0ac704af3 100644
--- a/test_problems/VCSnonideal/NaCl_equil/nacl_equil.cpp
+++ b/test_problems/VCSnonideal/NaCl_equil/nacl_equil.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
     _set_output_format(_TWO_DIGIT_EXPONENT);
 #endif
+    suppress_deprecation_warnings();
     //  int solver = 2;
     int numSucc = 0;
     int numFail = 0;