diff --git a/man/rules/meson.build b/man/rules/meson.build
index 5620ba1e5b..9cdfe5d291 100644
--- a/man/rules/meson.build
+++ b/man/rules/meson.build
@@ -291,9 +291,7 @@ manpages = [
    'sd_bus_message_get_interface',
    'sd_bus_message_get_member',
    'sd_bus_message_get_path',
-   'sd_bus_message_get_priority',
    'sd_bus_message_get_sender',
-   'sd_bus_message_set_priority',
    'sd_bus_message_set_sender'],
   ''],
  ['sd_bus_message_set_expect_reply',
diff --git a/man/sd-bus.xml b/man/sd-bus.xml
index a5f493b2ce..4f1d8355d6 100644
--- a/man/sd-bus.xml
+++ b/man/sd-bus.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_dump</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_get_cookie</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_get_monotonic_usec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_get_priority</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_get_sender</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_get_signature</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_get_type</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@
 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_rewind</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_seal</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_set_destination</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_set_priority</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_set_sender</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_set_expect_reply</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_skip</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
diff --git a/man/sd_bus_message_set_destination.xml b/man/sd_bus_message_set_destination.xml
index 126778fc3c..51da5ff3b8 100644
--- a/man/sd_bus_message_set_destination.xml
+++ b/man/sd_bus_message_set_destination.xml
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
     <refname>sd_bus_message_get_path</refname>
     <refname>sd_bus_message_get_interface</refname>
     <refname>sd_bus_message_get_member</refname>
-    <refname>sd_bus_message_set_priority</refname>
-    <refname>sd_bus_message_get_priority</refname>
     <refname>sd_bus_message_set_sender</refname>
     <refname>sd_bus_message_get_sender</refname>
 
@@ -57,18 +55,6 @@
         <paramdef>sd_bus_message *<parameter>message</parameter></paramdef>
       </funcprototype>
 
-      <funcprototype>
-        <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_message_set_priority</function></funcdef>
-        <paramdef>sd_bus_message *<parameter>message</parameter></paramdef>
-        <paramdef>int64_t <parameter>priority</parameter></paramdef>
-      </funcprototype>
-
-      <funcprototype>
-        <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_message_get_priority</function></funcdef>
-        <paramdef>sd_bus_message *<parameter>message</parameter></paramdef>
-        <paramdef>int64_t *<parameter>priority</parameter></paramdef>
-      </funcprototype>
-
       <funcprototype>
         <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_message_set_sender</function></funcdef>
         <paramdef>sd_bus_message *<parameter>message</parameter></paramdef>
@@ -100,10 +86,6 @@
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_set_destination</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     for more discussion of those values.</para>
 
-    <para><function>sd_bus_message_set_priority()</function> and
-    <function>sd_bus_message_get_priority()</function> modify and query a message's priority
-    respectively. sd-bus currently doesn't make use of a message's priority.</para>
-
     <para><function>sd_bus_message_set_sender()</function> sets the sender service name for the specified bus message
     object. The specified name must be a valid unique or well-known service name. This function is useful only for
     messages to send on direct connections as for connections to bus brokers the broker will fill in the destination
@@ -139,9 +121,8 @@
         <varlistentry>
           <term><constant>-EPERM</constant></term>
 
-          <listitem><para>For <function>sd_bus_message_set_destination()</function>,
-          <function>sd_bus_message_set_sender()</function> and
-          <function>sd_bus_message_set_priority()</function>, the message is already sealed.</para>
+          <listitem><para>For <function>sd_bus_message_set_destination()</function> and
+          <function>sd_bus_message_set_sender()</function>, the message is already sealed.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/src/systemd/sd-bus.h b/src/systemd/sd-bus.h
index bc58a5fc9c..cd307dbd56 100644
--- a/src/systemd/sd-bus.h
+++ b/src/systemd/sd-bus.h
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ int sd_bus_get_fd(sd_bus *bus);
 int sd_bus_get_events(sd_bus *bus);
 int sd_bus_get_timeout(sd_bus *bus, uint64_t *timeout_usec);
 int sd_bus_process(sd_bus *bus, sd_bus_message **r);
-int sd_bus_process_priority(sd_bus *bus, int64_t max_priority, sd_bus_message **r);
+int sd_bus_process_priority(sd_bus *bus, int64_t max_priority, sd_bus_message **r) _sd_deprecated_; /* deprecated */
 int sd_bus_wait(sd_bus *bus, uint64_t timeout_usec);
 int sd_bus_flush(sd_bus *bus);
 int sd_bus_enqueue_for_read(sd_bus *bus, sd_bus_message *m);
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ int sd_bus_message_seal(sd_bus_message *m, uint64_t cookie, uint64_t timeout_use
 int sd_bus_message_get_type(sd_bus_message *m, uint8_t *type);
 int sd_bus_message_get_cookie(sd_bus_message *m, uint64_t *cookie);
 int sd_bus_message_get_reply_cookie(sd_bus_message *m, uint64_t *cookie);
-int sd_bus_message_get_priority(sd_bus_message *m, int64_t *priority);
+int sd_bus_message_get_priority(sd_bus_message *m, int64_t *priority) _sd_deprecated_; /* deprecated */
 
 int sd_bus_message_get_expect_reply(sd_bus_message *m);
 int sd_bus_message_get_auto_start(sd_bus_message *m);
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ int sd_bus_message_set_allow_interactive_authorization(sd_bus_message *m, int b)
 
 int sd_bus_message_set_destination(sd_bus_message *m, const char *destination);
 int sd_bus_message_set_sender(sd_bus_message *m, const char *sender);
-int sd_bus_message_set_priority(sd_bus_message *m, int64_t priority);
+int sd_bus_message_set_priority(sd_bus_message *m, int64_t priority) _sd_deprecated_; /* deprecated */
 
 int sd_bus_message_append(sd_bus_message *m, const char *types, ...);
 int sd_bus_message_appendv(sd_bus_message *m, const char *types, va_list ap);