---
title: "Deprecated Features in SQL Server Replication"
description: "Deprecated Features in SQL Server Replication"
author: "MashaMSFT"
ms.author: "mathoma"
ms.date: 09/25/2024
ms.service: sql
ms.subservice: replication
ms.topic: reference
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  - updatefrequency5
helpviewer_keywords:
  - "deprecated features [SQL Server replication]"
monikerRange: "=azuresqldb-mi-current||>=sql-server-2016"
---
# Deprecated Features in SQL Server Replication
[!INCLUDE [SQL Server SQL MI](../../includes/applies-to-version/sql-asdbmi.md)]
  This topic describes the deprecated Replication features that are still available in [!INCLUDE[ssnoversion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]. These features are scheduled to be removed in a future release of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]. Deprecated features should not be used in new applications.  
  
## Items Deprecated in [!INCLUDE[sssql16-md](../../includes/sssql16-md.md)]  
  
|Feature|Description|  
|-------------|-----------------|  
|[!INCLUDE[sql2008-md](../../includes/sql2008-md.md)]|Replication is supported if each [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] endpoint is within two major versions of the current version of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]. Consequently, [!INCLUDE[sssql16-md](../../includes/sssql16-md.md)] does not support replication to or from [!INCLUDE[sql2008-md](../../includes/sql2008-md.md)] or [!INCLUDE[sql2008r2](../../includes/sql2008r2-md.md)].|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssEW](../../includes/ssew-md.md)]|Replication is supported if each [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] endpoint is within two major versions of the current version of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]. Consequently, [!INCLUDE[sssql16-md](../../includes/sssql16-md.md)] does not support replication to or from [!INCLUDE[ssEW](../../includes/ssew-md.md)].|  
  
## Related content

- [Replication Backward Compatibility](../../relational-databases/replication/replication-backward-compatibility.md)