diff --git a/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/plugin/services/tracer/BlockAwareOperationTracer.java b/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/plugin/services/tracer/BlockAwareOperationTracer.java
index 9185d114370..13414738606 100644
--- a/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/plugin/services/tracer/BlockAwareOperationTracer.java
+++ b/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/plugin/services/tracer/BlockAwareOperationTracer.java
@@ -33,6 +33,17 @@ public interface BlockAwareOperationTracer extends OperationTracer {
    */
   BlockAwareOperationTracer NO_TRACING = new BlockAwareOperationTracer() {};
 
+  /**
+   * Trace the start of a block. Notice: This method has been marked for removal and will be removed
+   * in a future version. Avoid using it and use {@link #traceStartBlock(BlockHeader, BlockBody,
+   * Address)} instead.
+   *
+   * @param blockHeader the header of the block which is traced
+   * @param blockBody the body of the block which is traced
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  default void traceStartBlock(final BlockHeader blockHeader, final BlockBody blockBody) {}
+
   /**
    * Trace the start of a block.
    *
@@ -51,6 +62,16 @@ default void traceStartBlock(
    */
   default void traceEndBlock(final BlockHeader blockHeader, final BlockBody blockBody) {}
 
+  /**
+   * When building a block this API is called at the start of the process. Notice: This method has
+   * been marked for removal and will be removed in a future version. Avoid using it and use {@link
+   * #traceStartBlock(ProcessableBlockHeader, Address)} instead.
+   *
+   * @param processableBlockHeader the processable header
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  default void traceStartBlock(final ProcessableBlockHeader processableBlockHeader) {}
+
   /**
    * When building a block this API is called at the start of the process
    *