diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index 1341a1b5..0f85c5f6 100755
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -492,6 +492,15 @@ class Osc(cmdln.Cmdln):
 
         args = slash_split(args)
 
+        # remove this block later again
+        oldcmds = ['create', 'list', 'log', 'show', 'decline', 'accept', 'delete', 'revoke']
+        if args and args[0] in oldcmds:
+            print "****************************************************************"
+            print "* WARNING: It looks that you are using this command with a     *"
+            print "*          deprecated syntax (maybe) !                         *"
+            print "*          Please run \"osc sr --help\" to see the new syntax.   *"
+            print "****************************************************************"
+
         if len(args) > 4:
             raise oscerr.WrongArgs('Too many arguments.')
 
@@ -1869,6 +1878,11 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
         print "Command rresults is obsolete. Please use 'osc results'"
         sys.exit(1)
 
+    @cmdln.hide(1)
+    def do_req(self, subcmd, opts, *args):
+        print "Command req is obsolete. Please use 'osc api'"
+        sys.exit(1)
+
     @cmdln.alias('r')
     @cmdln.option('-l', '--last-build', action='store_true',
                         help='show last build results (succeeded/failed/unknown)')