diff --git a/hamcrest-core/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/CoreMatchers.java b/hamcrest-core/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/CoreMatchers.java
index ada655a..799a26a 100644
--- a/hamcrest-core/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/CoreMatchers.java
+++ b/hamcrest-core/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/CoreMatchers.java
@@ -115,6 +115,22 @@
   }
 
   /**
+   * Provided to cause compile time error when used in preference to a possible runtime error if
+   * this was not here.
+   *
+   * <p>This method was removed upstream between Hamcrest 1.1 and 1.3 in favour of the
+   * instanceOf(Class) method. Unfortunately, existing usages of it could still compile against the
+   * {@link #is(Object)} method instead. Although not every existing usage would compile
+   * successfully it is possible that some could and that would result in a change in the runtime
+   * behavior that could be difficult to detect and fix. This change aims to turn any significant
+   * usage of this method into a compile time error.
+   *
+   * @deprecated Use instanceOf(SomeClass.class) instead.
+   */
+  public static void is(java.lang.Class<?> type) {
+  }
+
+  /**
    * A shortcut to the frequently used <code>is(instanceOf(SomeClass.class))</code>.
    * For example:
    * <pre>assertThat(cheese, isA(Cheddar.class))</pre>
diff --git a/hamcrest-library/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/Matchers.java b/hamcrest-library/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/Matchers.java
index ca1238d..b04c45d 100644
--- a/hamcrest-library/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/Matchers.java
+++ b/hamcrest-library/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/Matchers.java
@@ -201,6 +201,22 @@
   }
 
   /**
+   * Provided to cause compile time error when used in preference to a possible runtime error if
+   * this was not here.
+   *
+   * <p>This method was removed upstream between Hamcrest 1.1 and 1.3 in favour of the
+   * instanceOf(Class) method. Unfortunately, existing usages of it could still compile against the
+   * {@link #is(Object)} method instead. Although not every existing usage would compile
+   * successfully it is possible that some could and that would result in a change in the runtime
+   * behavior that could be difficult to detect and fix. This change aims to turn any significant
+   * usage of this method into a compile time error.
+   *
+   * @deprecated Use instanceOf(SomeClass.class) instead.
+   */
+  public static void is(java.lang.Class<?> type) {
+  }
+
+  /**
    * A shortcut to the frequently used <code>is(instanceOf(SomeClass.class))</code>.
    * For example:
    * <pre>assertThat(cheese, isA(Cheddar.class))</pre>