diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eefd63986..234c31094 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ major series.
   whenever using `EdwardsBasepointTable` or `RistrettoBasepointTable`
 * `Scalar::from_canonical_bytes` now returns `CtOption`
 * `Scalar::is_canonical` now returns `Choice`
-* Remove `Scalar::from_bits` and `Scalar::from_bits_clamped`
+* Gate `Scalar::from_bits` behind the `legacy_compatibility` feature
+* Remove `Scalar::from_bits_clamped`
 
 #### Other changes
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0cc6164b2..788e10795 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ latest breaking changes are below:
 * Replace methods `Scalar::{zero, one}` with constants `Scalar::{ZERO, ONE}`
 * `Scalar::from_canonical_bytes` now returns `CtOption`
 * `Scalar::is_canonical` now returns `Choice`
-* Remove `Scalar::from_bits` and `Scalar::from_bits_clamped`
+* Gate `Scalar::from_bits` behind the `legacy_compatibility` feature
+* Remove `Scalar::from_bits_clamped`
 * Deprecate `EdwardsPoint::hash_from_bytes` and rename it
   `EdwardsPoint::nonspec_map_to_curve`
 * Require including a new trait, `use curve25519_dalek::traits::BasepointTable`