diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/Implement/UserService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/Implement/UserService.cs
index c791b56b56..31e81679d8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/Implement/UserService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/Implement/UserService.cs
@@ -227,6 +227,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services.Implement
             Save(membershipUser);
         }
 
+
+        [Obsolete("ASP.NET Identity APIs like the BackOfficeUserManager should be used to manage passwords, this will not work with correct security practices because you would need the existing password")]
+        [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
         public void SavePassword(IUser user, string password)
         {
             if (user == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(user));