diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-indexeddb/src/lib.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-indexeddb/src/lib.rs
index 75e471ac1..54d52d3bf 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-indexeddb/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-indexeddb/src/lib.rs
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ impl IndexeddbStores {
 
 /// Create a [`IndexeddbStateStore`] and a [`IndexeddbCryptoStore`] that use the
 /// same name and passphrase.
+#[deprecated(note = "this function only opens state and crypto stores, use `IndexeddbStores::open()` instead.")]
 #[cfg(all(feature = "e2e-encryption", feature = "state-store"))]
 pub async fn open_stores_with_name(
     name: &str,