diff --git a/include/cantera/kinetics/AqueousKinetics.h b/include/cantera/kinetics/AqueousKinetics.h
index b87acd73d..28d884338 100644
--- a/include/cantera/kinetics/AqueousKinetics.h
+++ b/include/cantera/kinetics/AqueousKinetics.h
@@ -110,7 +110,10 @@ public:
      */
     virtual Kinetics* duplMyselfAsKinetics(const std::vector<thermo_t*> & tpVector) const;
 
-    virtual int ID() const {
+    /**
+     * @deprecated use type() instead
+     */
+    DEPRECATED(virtual int ID() const) {
         return cAqueousKinetics;
     }
     virtual int type() const {
diff --git a/include/cantera/kinetics/EdgeKinetics.h b/include/cantera/kinetics/EdgeKinetics.h
index 49b416128..d9161d74c 100644
--- a/include/cantera/kinetics/EdgeKinetics.h
+++ b/include/cantera/kinetics/EdgeKinetics.h
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ public:
     /**
      * Identifies the subclass of the Kinetics manager type.
      * These are listed in mix_defs.h.
+     * @deprecated use type() instead.
      */
-    virtual int ID() const {
+    DEPRECATED(virtual int ID() const) {
         return cEdgeKinetics;
     }
 
diff --git a/include/cantera/kinetics/GRI_30_Kinetics.h b/include/cantera/kinetics/GRI_30_Kinetics.h
index 159e61eaf..fd08aedac 100644
--- a/include/cantera/kinetics/GRI_30_Kinetics.h
+++ b/include/cantera/kinetics/GRI_30_Kinetics.h
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ public:
     /// Destructor.
     virtual ~GRI_30_Kinetics() {}
 
-    virtual int ID() const {
+    /**
+     * @deprecated use type() instead
+     */
+    DEPRECATED(virtual int ID() const) {
         return cGRI_30_Kinetics;
     }
     virtual int type() const {
diff --git a/include/cantera/kinetics/GasKinetics.h b/include/cantera/kinetics/GasKinetics.h
index 3e0bff502..f64b52fdc 100644
--- a/include/cantera/kinetics/GasKinetics.h
+++ b/include/cantera/kinetics/GasKinetics.h
@@ -133,8 +133,9 @@ public:
     //! Identifies the subclass of the Kinetics manager type.
     /*!
      * These are listed in mix_defs.h.
+     * @deprecated use type() instead
      */
-    virtual int ID() const {
+    DEPRECATED(virtual int ID() const) {
         return cGasKinetics;
     }
 
diff --git a/include/cantera/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.h b/include/cantera/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.h
index 2956cff7e..1a5464f96 100644
--- a/include/cantera/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.h
+++ b/include/cantera/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.h
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ public:
     virtual Kinetics* duplMyselfAsKinetics(const std::vector<thermo_t*> & tpVector) const;
 
     //! Return the ID of the kinetics object
-    virtual int ID() const;
+    //! @deprecated use type() instead
+    DEPRECATED(virtual int ID() const);
 
     //! Retunr the type of the kinetics object
     virtual int type() const;
diff --git a/include/cantera/kinetics/Kinetics.h b/include/cantera/kinetics/Kinetics.h
index d430a0cb9..70cd1a1a1 100644
--- a/include/cantera/kinetics/Kinetics.h
+++ b/include/cantera/kinetics/Kinetics.h
@@ -197,8 +197,9 @@ public:
     //! Identifies the subclass of the Kinetics manager type.
     /*!
      * These are listed in mix_defs.h.
+     * @deprecated use type() instead
      */
-    virtual int ID() const;
+    DEPRECATED(virtual int ID() const);
 
     //!  Identifies the kinetics manager type.
     /*!