diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index 023231532e1..dd78e983efc 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -3696,6 +3696,8 @@ export class MatrixClient extends TypedEventEmitter<EmittedEvents, ClientEventHa
      * @param opts - Optional params such as callbacks
      * @returns Status of restoration with `total` and `imported`
      * key counts.
+     *
+     * @deprecated Prefer {@link CryptoApi.restoreKeyBackupWithPassword | `CryptoApi.restoreKeyBackupWithPassword`}.
      */
     public async restoreKeyBackupWithPassword(
         password: string,
@@ -3741,6 +3743,8 @@ export class MatrixClient extends TypedEventEmitter<EmittedEvents, ClientEventHa
      * @param opts - Optional params such as callbacks
      * @returns Status of restoration with `total` and `imported`
      * key counts.
+     *
+     * @deprecated Prefer {@link CryptoApi.restoreKeyBackup | `CryptoApi.restoreKeyBackup`}.
      */
     public async restoreKeyBackupWithSecretStorage(
         backupInfo: IKeyBackupInfo,
@@ -3778,6 +3782,8 @@ export class MatrixClient extends TypedEventEmitter<EmittedEvents, ClientEventHa
 
      * @returns Status of restoration with `total` and `imported`
      * key counts.
+     *
+     * @deprecated Prefer {@link CryptoApi.restoreKeyBackup | `CryptoApi.restoreKeyBackup`}.
      */
     public restoreKeyBackupWithRecoveryKey(
         recoveryKey: string,
@@ -3811,6 +3817,15 @@ export class MatrixClient extends TypedEventEmitter<EmittedEvents, ClientEventHa
         return this.restoreKeyBackup(privKey, targetRoomId!, targetSessionId!, backupInfo, opts);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Restore from an existing key backup via a private key stored locally
+     * @param targetRoomId
+     * @param targetSessionId
+     * @param backupInfo
+     * @param opts
+     *
+     * @deprecated Prefer {@link CryptoApi.restoreKeyBackup | `CryptoApi.restoreKeyBackup`}.
+     */
     public async restoreKeyBackupWithCache(
         targetRoomId: undefined,
         targetSessionId: undefined,