[1.7.x] Mark initial_data as deprecated separately from syncdb. Refs #23077.

Conflicts:
	docs/internals/deprecation.txt

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/loaddata.py b/django/core/management/commands/loaddata.py
index a41e433f0a..dca3069ef7 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/loaddata.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/loaddata.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from django.utils import lru_cache
 from django.utils.encoding import force_text
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 from django.utils._os import upath
+from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango19Warning
 from itertools import product
 
 try:
@@ -223,6 +224,11 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         if fixture_name != 'initial_data' and not fixture_files:
             # Warning kept for backwards-compatibility; why not an exception?
             warnings.warn("No fixture named '%s' found." % fixture_name)
+        elif fixture_name == 'initial_data':
+            warnings.warn(
+                'initial_data fixtures are deprecated. Use data migrations instead.',
+                RemovedInDjango19Warning
+            )
 
         return fixture_files