diff --git a/hgext/record.py b/hgext/record.py
--- a/hgext/record.py
+++ b/hgext/record.py
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 # This software may be used and distributed according to the terms of the
 # GNU General Public License version 2 or any later version.
 
-'''commands to interactively select changes for commit/qrefresh'''
+'''commands to interactively select changes for commit/qrefresh (DEPRECATED)
+
+The feature provided by this extension has been moved into core Mercurial as
+:hg:`commit --interactive`.'''
+
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 from mercurial import (
diff --git a/tests/test-help.t b/tests/test-help.t
--- a/tests/test-help.t
+++ b/tests/test-help.t
@@ -272,8 +272,6 @@ Test extension help:
        patchbomb     command to send changesets as (a series of) patch emails
        purge         command to delete untracked files from the working
                      directory
-       record        commands to interactively select changes for
-                     commit/qrefresh
        relink        recreates hardlinks between repository clones
        schemes       extend schemes with shortcuts to repository swarms
        share         share a common history between several working directories
diff --git a/tests/test-qrecord.t b/tests/test-qrecord.t
--- a/tests/test-qrecord.t
+++ b/tests/test-qrecord.t
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ help record (no record)
 
   $ hg help record
   record extension - commands to interactively select changes for
-  commit/qrefresh
+  commit/qrefresh (DEPRECATED)
   
   (use "hg help extensions" for information on enabling extensions)
 
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ help qrecord (no record)
   'qrecord' is provided by the following extension:
   
       record        commands to interactively select changes for commit/qrefresh
+                    (DEPRECATED)
   
   (use "hg help extensions" for information on enabling extensions)
 
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ help record (record)
   
       This command is not available when committing a merge.
   
+  (use "hg help -e record" to show help for the record extension)
+  
   options ([+] can be repeated):
   
    -A --addremove           mark new/missing files as added/removed before
diff --git a/tests/test-record.t b/tests/test-record.t
--- a/tests/test-record.t
+++ b/tests/test-record.t
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ Record help
   
       This command is not available when committing a merge.
   
+  (use "hg help -e record" to show help for the record extension)
+  
   options ([+] can be repeated):
   
    -A --addremove           mark new/missing files as added/removed before