diff --git a/dune/gfe/cosseratenergystiffness.hh b/dune/gfe/cosseratenergystiffness.hh
index 2f7c2523b039144999a72dc051a80e406d4eb80c..2f1eb8b27af6b78dcc48e9a7f4dd14843df4965b 100644
--- a/dune/gfe/cosseratenergystiffness.hh
+++ b/dune/gfe/cosseratenergystiffness.hh
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 template <class Basis, int dim, class field_type>
+[[deprecated("Use an std::vector<RealTuple<field_type,dim>> and an std::vector<Rotation<field_type,dim>> together with the MixedGFEAssembler and the GFEAssemblerWrapper instead of std::vector<RigidBodyMotion<field_type,dim>>.")]]
 typename CosseratEnergyLocalStiffness<Basis,dim,field_type>::RT
 CosseratEnergyLocalStiffness<Basis,dim,field_type>::
 energy(const typename Basis::LocalView& localView,
diff --git a/dune/gfe/nonplanarcosseratshellenergy.hh b/dune/gfe/nonplanarcosseratshellenergy.hh
index afd8eacfb602d6d9fe3847d9f7612e62425ef60d..cfa82d662c2cfe22508d198cad580e304f978295 100644
--- a/dune/gfe/nonplanarcosseratshellenergy.hh
+++ b/dune/gfe/nonplanarcosseratshellenergy.hh
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public:
   /** \brief Assemble the energy for a single element */
   RT energy (const typename Basis::LocalView& localView,
              const std::vector<TargetSpace>& localSolution) const;
+
 /** \brief Assemble the energy for a single element */
   RT energy (const typename Basis::LocalView& localView,
              const std::vector<RealTuple<field_type,dim> >& localDisplacementConfiguration,
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 template <class Basis, int dim, class field_type, class StressFreeStateGridFunction>
+[[deprecated("Use an std::vector<RealTuple<field_type,dim>> and an std::vector<Rotation<field_type,dim>> together with the MixedGFEAssembler and the GFEAssemblerWrapper instead of std::vector<RigidBodyMotion<field_type,dim>>.")]]
 typename NonplanarCosseratShellEnergy<Basis, dim, field_type, StressFreeStateGridFunction>::RT
 NonplanarCosseratShellEnergy<Basis,dim,field_type, StressFreeStateGridFunction>::
 energy(const typename Basis::LocalView& localView,