diff --git a/src/MEAM/pair_meam.cpp b/src/MEAM/pair_meam.cpp
index b8f5291338b499373313a70836e6bef82e9958c9..38e8e97810790ac81ab20b7555fb97d94a59f6e4 100644
--- a/src/MEAM/pair_meam.cpp
+++ b/src/MEAM/pair_meam.cpp
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ static const char *keywords[] = {
 PairMEAM::PairMEAM(LAMMPS *lmp) : Pair(lmp)
 {
   if (comm->me == 0)
-    error->warning(FLERR,"The pair_style meam command is unsupported. "
-                   "Please use pair_style meam/c instead");
+    error->warning(FLERR,"THE pair_style meam COMMAND IS OBSOLETE AND "
+                   "WILL BE REMOVED VERY SOON. PLEASE USE meam/c");
 
   single_enable = 0;
   restartinfo = 0;
diff --git a/src/REAX/pair_reax.cpp b/src/REAX/pair_reax.cpp
index 24083a288ab6ec3b5b66a771ca3a48a6b86d9cc2..a430380711605f9d8fd068c66986d56bf232d720 100644
--- a/src/REAX/pair_reax.cpp
+++ b/src/REAX/pair_reax.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 PairREAX::PairREAX(LAMMPS *lmp) : Pair(lmp)
 {
   if (comm->me == 0)
-    error->warning(FLERR,"The pair_style reax command is unsupported. "
-                   "Please switch to pair_style reax/c instead");
+    error->warning(FLERR,"THE pair_style reax COMMAND IS OBSOLETE AND "
+                   "WILL BE REMOVED VERY SOON. PLEASE USE reax/c");
 
   single_enable = 0;
   restartinfo = 0;