diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php b/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
index f711d094f9..6415a59f5f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
@@ -1424,6 +1424,8 @@ function user_can_access_admin_page() {
  * @return unknown
  */
 function register_setting($option_group, $option_name, $sanitize_callback = '') {
+	if ( 'misc' == $option_group )
+		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.0', __( 'The miscellaneous options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ) );
 	return add_option_update_handler($option_group, $option_name, $sanitize_callback);
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index 5ffbad52c2..9d312719ca 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -2980,8 +2980,10 @@ function get_hidden_meta_boxes($screen) {
 function add_settings_section($id, $title, $callback, $page) {
 	global $wp_settings_sections;
 
-	if ( 'misc' == $page )
+	if ( 'misc' == $page ) {
+		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.0', __( 'The miscellaneous options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ) );
 		$page = 'general';
+	}
 
 	if ( !isset($wp_settings_sections) )
 		$wp_settings_sections = array();
@@ -3018,8 +3020,10 @@ function add_settings_section($id, $title, $callback, $page) {
 function add_settings_field($id, $title, $callback, $page, $section = 'default', $args = array()) {
 	global $wp_settings_fields;
 
-	if ( 'misc' == $page )
+	if ( 'misc' == $page ) {
+		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.0', __( 'The miscellaneous options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ) );
 		$page = 'general';
+	}
 
 	if ( !isset($wp_settings_fields) )
 		$wp_settings_fields = array();