diff --git a/system/helpers/date_helper.php b/system/helpers/date_helper.php
index 7f072ac..0606a45 100644
--- a/system/helpers/date_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/date_helper.php
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@
 	 * Turns many "reasonably-date-like" strings into something
 	 * that is actually useful. This only works for dates after unix epoch.
 	 *
+	 * @deprecated	3.1.3	Use DateTime::createFromFormat($input_format, $input)->format($output_format);
 	 * @param	string	The terribly formatted date-like string
 	 * @param	string	Date format to return (same as php date function)
 	 * @return	string