diff --git a/lib/accesslib.php b/lib/accesslib.php
index 8604f487f40..10d0c8014ad 100644
--- a/lib/accesslib.php
+++ b/lib/accesslib.php
@@ -7265,19 +7265,6 @@ function get_system_context($cache = true) {
     return context_system::instance(0, IGNORE_MISSING, $cache);
 }
 
-/**
- * Get a context instance as an object, from a given context id.
- *
- * @deprecated since 2.2, use context::instance_by_id($id) instead
- * @param int $id context id
- * @param int $strictness IGNORE_MISSING means compatible mode, false returned if record not found, debug message if more found;
- *                        MUST_EXIST means throw exception if no record or multiple records found
- * @return context|bool the context object or false if not found.
- */
-function get_context_instance_by_id($id, $strictness = IGNORE_MISSING) {
-    return context::instance_by_id($id, $strictness);
-}
-
 /**
  * Recursive function which, given a context, find all parent context ids,
  * and return the array in reverse order, i.e. parent first, then grand
diff --git a/lib/deprecatedlib.php b/lib/deprecatedlib.php
index 50a7baa6178..0776b700111 100644
--- a/lib/deprecatedlib.php
+++ b/lib/deprecatedlib.php
@@ -4883,3 +4883,19 @@ function get_context_instance($contextlevel, $instance = 0, $strictness = IGNORE
         return $contexts[$instance];
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Get a context instance as an object, from a given context id.
+ *
+ * @deprecated since Moodle 2.2 MDL-35009 - please do not use this function any more.
+ * @todo MDL-34550 This will be deleted in Moodle 2.8
+ * @see context::instance_by_id($id)
+ * @param int $id context id
+ * @param int $strictness IGNORE_MISSING means compatible mode, false returned if record not found, debug message if more found;
+ *                        MUST_EXIST means throw exception if no record or multiple records found
+ * @return context|bool the context object or false if not found.
+ */
+function get_context_instance_by_id($id, $strictness = IGNORE_MISSING) {
+    debugging('Function get_context_instance_by_id() is deprecated, please use context::instance_by_id($id) instead', DEBUG_DEVELOPER);
+    return context::instance_by_id($id, $strictness);
+}
diff --git a/lib/upgrade.txt b/lib/upgrade.txt
index 7c5f2c61d67..5b5a35df7e8 100644
--- a/lib/upgrade.txt
+++ b/lib/upgrade.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ information provided here is intended especially for developers.
 * Use new core_component::* plugin listing and component normalisation methods.
 * Use core_text::* instead of textlib:: and also core_collator::* instead of collatorlib::*.
 * get_context_instance() now throws deprecated warning.
+* get_context_instance_by_id() is deprecated, please use context::instance_by_id($id)
 
 === 2.5.1 ===