diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 6af0ffdf5a3..5097af5c1ed 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-01-26  Dan Nicolaescu  <dann@ics.uci.edu>
+
+	* vc-hooks.el (vc-path): Mark as obsolete.
+
 2010-01-25  Dan Nicolaescu  <dann@ics.uci.edu>
 
 	* vc-annotate.el (vc-annotate-revision-at-line): Compare file
diff --git a/lisp/vc-hooks.el b/lisp/vc-hooks.el
index 60e3619c4b8..b46561428ee 100644
--- a/lisp/vc-hooks.el
+++ b/lisp/vc-hooks.el
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ An empty list disables VC altogether."
   :type '(repeat directory)
   :group 'vc)
 
+(make-obsolete 'vc-path "should not be necessary anymore." "23.2")
+
 (defcustom vc-make-backup-files nil
   "If non-nil, backups of registered files are made as with other files.
 If nil (the default), files covered by version control don't get backups."