diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-batman-adv b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-net-batman-adv
similarity index 92%
rename from Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-batman-adv
rename to Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-net-batman-adv
index 898106849e27..5bdbc8d40256 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-batman-adv
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-net-batman-adv
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+This ABI is deprecated and will be removed after 2021. It is
+replaced with the batadv generic netlink family.
 
 What:           /sys/class/net/<iface>/batman-adv/elp_interval
 Date:           Feb 2014
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-mesh b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-net-mesh
similarity index 97%
rename from Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-mesh
rename to Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-net-mesh
index c2b956d44a95..04c1a2932507 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-mesh
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-net-mesh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+This ABI is deprecated and will be removed after 2021. It is
+replaced with the batadv generic netlink family.
 
 What:           /sys/class/net/<mesh_iface>/mesh/aggregated_ogms
 Date:           May 2010
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index f8ff9ae52c21..fce2919582fb 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2795,8 +2795,8 @@ L:	b.a.t.m.a.n@lists.open-mesh.org (moderated for non-subscribers)
 W:	https://www.open-mesh.org/
 Q:	https://patchwork.open-mesh.org/project/batman/list/
 S:	Maintained
-F:	Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-batman-adv
-F:	Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-mesh
+F:	Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-net-batman-adv
+F:	Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-net-mesh
 F:	Documentation/networking/batman-adv.rst
 F:	include/uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h
 F:	include/uapi/linux/batman_adv.h