2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 31ccb447362..f1ea8356790 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -269,6 +269,11 @@ better emulate 'M-.' in both Bash and zsh, since the former counts
 from the beginning of the arguments, while the latter counts from the
 end.
 
+** Term
+
+---
+*** 'term-read-noecho' is now obsolete, use 'read-passwd' instead.
+
 ** Flymake
 
 +++
diff --git a/lisp/term.el b/lisp/term.el
index e90ff457ac6..9f8f1f703a6 100644
--- a/lisp/term.el
+++ b/lisp/term.el
@@ -2216,6 +2216,7 @@ filter and C-g is pressed, this function returns nil rather than a string).
 Note that the keystrokes comprising the text can still be recovered
 \(temporarily) with \\[view-lossage].  This may be a security bug for some
 applications."
+  (declare (obsolete read-passwd "27.1"))
   (let ((ans "")
         (c 0)
         (echo-keystrokes 0)