diff --git a/src/sage/combinat/partition.py b/src/sage/combinat/partition.py
index 6356150783a..b83f7a50d5f 100644
--- a/src/sage/combinat/partition.py
+++ b/src/sage/combinat/partition.py
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent, mu):
         else:
             raise ValueError("%s is not a valid partition"%repr(mu))
 
-    def _repr_(self):
+    def _repr_(self, compact=None):
         r"""
         Return a string representation of ``self`` depending on
         :meth:`Partitions.global_options`.
@@ -706,6 +706,10 @@ def _repr_(self):
 
             sage: Partitions.global_options.reset()
         """
+        if compact is not None:
+            from sage.misc.superseded import deprecation
+            deprecation(16933, 'compact argument is deprecated.')
+
         return self.parent().global_options.dispatch(self, '_repr_', 'display')
 
     def _ascii_art_(self):
diff --git a/src/sage/combinat/partition_tuple.py b/src/sage/combinat/partition_tuple.py
index 2e807f20c25..f6daac7adf0 100644
--- a/src/sage/combinat/partition_tuple.py
+++ b/src/sage/combinat/partition_tuple.py
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ def __len__(self):
         """
         return self.level()
 
-    def _repr_(self):
+    def _repr_(self, compact=None):
         """
         Return a string representation of ``self`` depending on
         :meth:`PartitionTuples.global_options`.
@@ -526,6 +526,10 @@ def _repr_(self):
             2, 1 | 3, 2 | 1^3
             sage: PartitionTuples.global_options.reset()
         """
+        if compact is not None:
+            from sage.misc.superseded import deprecation
+            deprecation(16933, 'compact argument is deprecated.')
+
         return self.parent().global_options.dispatch(self, '_repr_', 'display')
 
     def _repr_diagram(self):