diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/common/Component.ts b/framework/core/js/src/common/Component.ts
index 85386c7b6..a9d5e91b9 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/common/Component.ts
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/common/Component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import * as Mithril from 'mithril';
 
+let deprecatedPropsWarned = false;
+let deprecatedInitPropsWarned = false;
+
 export type ComponentAttrs = {
   className?: string;
 
@@ -134,20 +137,15 @@ export default abstract class Component<T extends ComponentAttrs = any> implemen
    */
   protected static initAttrs<T>(attrs: T): void {
     // Deprecated, part of Mithril 2 BC layer
-    this.initProps(attrs);
+    if ('initProps' in this && !deprecatedInitPropsWarned) {
+      deprecatedInitPropsWarned = true;
+      console.warn('initProps is deprecated, please use initAttrs instead.');
+      (this as any).initProps(attrs);
+    }
   }
 
   // BEGIN DEPRECATED MITHRIL 2 BC LAYER
 
-  /**
-   * Initialize the component's attrs.
-   *
-   * This can be used to assign default values for missing, optional attrs.
-   *
-   * @deprecated, use initAttrs instead.
-   */
-  protected static initProps<T>(attrs: T): void {}
-
   /**
    * The attributes passed into the component.
    *
@@ -156,9 +154,17 @@ export default abstract class Component<T extends ComponentAttrs = any> implemen
    * @deprecated, use attrs instead.
    */
   get props() {
+    if (!deprecatedPropsWarned) {
+      deprecatedPropsWarned = true;
+      console.warn('this.props is deprecated, please use this.attrs instead.');
+    }
     return this.attrs;
   }
   set props(props) {
+    if (!deprecatedPropsWarned) {
+      deprecatedPropsWarned = true;
+      console.warn('this.props is deprecated, please use this.attrs instead.');
+    }
     this.attrs = props;
   }
 
diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/common/utils/patchMithril.js b/framework/core/js/src/common/utils/patchMithril.js
index bea9cf30f..d4e3963ad 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/common/utils/patchMithril.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/common/utils/patchMithril.js
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import Stream from 'mithril/stream';
 import extract from './extract';
 import withAttr from './withAttr';
 
+let deprecatedMPropWarned = false;
+let deprecatedMWithAttrWarned = false;
+
 export default function patchMithril(global) {
   const defaultMithril = global.m;
 
@@ -70,9 +73,21 @@ export default function patchMithril(global) {
   modifiedMithril.route.Link = modifiedLink;
 
   // BEGIN DEPRECATED MITHRIL 2 BC LAYER
-  modifiedMithril.prop = Stream;
+  modifiedMithril.prop = function (...args) {
+    if (!deprecatedMPropWarned) {
+      deprecatedMPropWarned = true;
+      console.warn('m.prop() is deprecated, please use m.stream() instead.');
+    }
+    return Stream.bind(this)(...args);
+  };
 
-  modifiedMithril.withAttr = withAttr;
+  modifiedMithril.withAttr = function (...args) {
+    if (!deprecatedMWithAttrWarned) {
+      deprecatedMWithAttrWarned = true;
+      console.warn("m.withAttr() is deprecated, please use flarum's withAttr util (flarum/utils/withAttr) instead.");
+    }
+    return withAttr.bind(this)(...args);
+  };
   // END DEPRECATED MITHRIL 2 BC LAYER
 
   global.m = modifiedMithril;