diff --git a/administrator/components/com_contact/tmpl/contacts/default_batch_body.php b/administrator/components/com_contact/tmpl/contacts/default_batch_body.php
index 3d1f89331baab..ec6122f02701e 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_contact/tmpl/contacts/default_batch_body.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_contact/tmpl/contacts/default_batch_body.php
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@
-
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/com_contact.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/com_contact.ini
index daf6f4fea04de..2c6f613d04dda 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/com_contact.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/com_contact.ini
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ COM_CONTACT_XML_DESCRIPTION="This component shows a listing of contact informati
JGLOBAL_FIELDSET_DISPLAY_LINK_OPTIONS="Link options"
JGLOBAL_FIELDSET_MISCELLANEOUS="Miscellaneous Information"
JGLOBAL_NEWITEMSLAST_DESC="New Contacts default to the last position. Ordering can be changed after this Contact is saved."
+; Deprecated, will be removed with 7.0
JLIB_HTML_BATCH_USER_LABEL="Set Linked User"
JLIB_RULES_SETTING_NOTES_COM_CONTACT="Changes apply to this component only.
Inherited - a Global Configuration setting or higher level setting is applied.
Denied always wins - whatever is set at the Global or higher level and applies to all child elements.
Allowed will enable the action for this component unless overruled by a Global Configuration setting." ; Alternate language strings for the rules form field
diff --git a/layouts/joomla/html/batch/user.php b/layouts/joomla/html/batch/user.php
index c78c665994971..618f93573b7ed 100644
--- a/layouts/joomla/html/batch/user.php
+++ b/layouts/joomla/html/batch/user.php
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
*
* @copyright (C) 2015 Open Source Matters, Inc.
* @license GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
+ *
+ * @deprecated 5.3 without replacement will be removed in 7.0
*/
defined('_JEXEC') or die;