diff --git a/ckan/templates/authorization_group/authz.html b/ckan/templates/authorization_group/authz.html
index 12643d25792..1c5378cbdee 100644
--- a/ckan/templates/authorization_group/authz.html
+++ b/ckan/templates/authorization_group/authz.html
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
   <py:def function="page_heading">Authorization: ${c.authorization_group_name}</py:def>
 
   <div py:match="content">
+
+    <div class="alert alert-error">
+        Warning: Authorization groups are deprecated and no longer supported. They will be removed
+        completely on the next CKAN release.
+    </div>
+
     <h3>Update Existing Roles</h3>
 
     <form id="theform" method="POST">
diff --git a/ckan/templates/authorization_group/edit.html b/ckan/templates/authorization_group/edit.html
index ade0f548c04..a404ce2318e 100644
--- a/ckan/templates/authorization_group/edit.html
+++ b/ckan/templates/authorization_group/edit.html
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
   <py:def function="page_heading">Edit: ${c.authorization_group.name if c.authorization_group else ''}</py:def>
 
   <div py:match="content">
+
+    <div class="alert alert-error">
+        Warning: Authorization groups are deprecated and no longer supported. They will be removed
+        completely on the next CKAN release.
+    </div>
+
     ${Markup(c.form)}
   </div>
 
diff --git a/ckan/templates/authorization_group/index.html b/ckan/templates/authorization_group/index.html
index a135ac9fcaf..281f3d1772b 100644
--- a/ckan/templates/authorization_group/index.html
+++ b/ckan/templates/authorization_group/index.html
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
   <py:def function="page_heading">Authorization Groups</py:def>
   
   <div py:match="content">
+
+    <div class="alert alert-error">
+        Warning: Authorization groups are deprecated and no longer supported. They will be removed
+        completely on the next CKAN release.
+    </div>
+
     <p i18n:msg="item_count">There are <strong>${c.page.item_count}</strong> authorization groups.</p>
 
     ${c.page.pager()}
diff --git a/ckan/templates/authorization_group/new.html b/ckan/templates/authorization_group/new.html
index 0dbcc2a527a..1eb973b9282 100644
--- a/ckan/templates/authorization_group/new.html
+++ b/ckan/templates/authorization_group/new.html
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
   <py:def function="page_heading">New Authorization Group</py:def>
 
   <div py:match="content">
+
+    <div class="alert alert-error">
+        Warning: Authorization groups are deprecated and no longer supported. They will be removed
+        completely on the next CKAN release.
+    </div>
+
     ${Markup(c.form)}
   </div>
 
diff --git a/ckan/templates/authorization_group/read.html b/ckan/templates/authorization_group/read.html
index 01ecec03843..3c2c7bad233 100644
--- a/ckan/templates/authorization_group/read.html
+++ b/ckan/templates/authorization_group/read.html
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
   <py:def function="page_heading">${c.authorization_group.name}</py:def>
 
   <div py:match="content">
+
+    <div class="alert alert-error">
+        Warning: Authorization groups are deprecated and no longer supported. They will be removed
+        completely on the next CKAN release.
+    </div>
+
     <h3>Members</h3>
     <p i18n:msg="item_count">There are ${c.page.item_count} users in this authorization group.</p>
     ${c.page.pager()}
diff --git a/ckan/templates/layout_base.html b/ckan/templates/layout_base.html
index ca36c86e456..dedd7b784cb 100644
--- a/ckan/templates/layout_base.html
+++ b/ckan/templates/layout_base.html
@@ -176,11 +176,6 @@ <h3 class="widget-title">Sections</h3>
                   Revisions
                 </a>
               </li>
-              <li>
-                <a href="${h.url(controller='authorization_group', action='index')}">
-                  Authorization Groups
-                </a>
-              </li>
               <li>
                 <a href="${h.url_for('ckanadmin_index')}">
                   Site Admin