diff --git a/src/Deprecations.jl b/src/Deprecations.jl
index 788aaae5a..d1ebcb189 100644
--- a/src/Deprecations.jl
+++ b/src/Deprecations.jl
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # deprecated in 0.40.x
 @deprecate ordering(R::MPolyRing) internal_ordering(R::MPolyRing)
+@deprecate ordering(R::UniversalPolyRing) internal_ordering(R::UniversalPolyRing)