diff --git a/include/libyuv/format_conversion.h b/include/libyuv/format_conversion.h
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+/*
+ *  Copyright 2015 The LibYuv Project Authors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS. All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+
+/* format_conversion.h has been deprecated. */
+/* Functionality for bayer formats (BGGR) removed. */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDE_LIBYUV_FORMAT_CONVERSION_H_  // NOLINT
+#define INCLUDE_LIBYUV_FORMAT_CONVERSION_H_
+#endif  // INCLUDE_LIBYUV_FORMAT_CONVERSION_H_
+