diff --git a/src/main/java/com/metamx/common/logger/Logger.java b/src/main/java/com/metamx/common/logger/Logger.java
index 22e638d0..c8d3e80f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/metamx/common/logger/Logger.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/metamx/common/logger/Logger.java
@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ public void info(Throwable t, String message, Object... formatArgs)
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Protect against assuming slf4j convention. use `warn(Throwable t, String message, Object... formatArgs)` instead
+   * @param message The string message
+   * @param t The Throwable to log
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  public void warn(String message, Throwable t) {
+    log.warn(message, t);
+  }
+
   public void warn(String message, Object... formatArgs)
   {
     log.warn(StringUtils.safeFormat(message, formatArgs));
@@ -92,6 +102,16 @@ public void error(String message, Object... formatArgs)
     log.error(StringUtils.safeFormat(message, formatArgs));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Protect against assuming slf4j convention. use `error(Throwable t, String message, Object... formatArgs)` instead
+   * @param message The string message
+   * @param t The Throwable to log
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  public void error(String message, Throwable t) {
+    log.error(message, t);
+  }
+
   public void error(Throwable t, String message, Object... formatArgs)
   {
     log.error(StringUtils.safeFormat(message, formatArgs), t);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/metamx/common/logger/LoggerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/metamx/common/logger/LoggerTest.java
index c095ad99..8d502e27 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/metamx/common/logger/LoggerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/metamx/common/logger/LoggerTest.java
@@ -26,4 +26,14 @@ public void testLogWithCrazyMessages()
     final Logger log = new Logger(LoggerTest.class);
     log.warn(message);
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testLegacyLogging()
+  {
+    final Logger log = new Logger(LoggerTest.class);
+    final Throwable throwable = new Throwable();
+    // These should show up in an IDE as deprecated, but shouldn't actually fail.
+    log.error("foo", throwable);
+    log.warn("foo", throwable);
+  }
 }