diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/BrowserTestBase.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/BrowserTestBase.php
index 5647e150fa79aa8c9f6574af44374d2712c840e1..98aafad7df134d7aeed7cda09fb000e2a8f9b4e5 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/BrowserTestBase.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/BrowserTestBase.php
@@ -502,8 +502,14 @@ protected function getHttpClient() {
    *
    * @return array
    *   Associative array of option keys and values.
+   *
+   * @deprecated in drupal:11.2.0 and is removed from drupal:12.0.0. There is
+   *   no direct replacement.
+   *
+   * @see https://www.drupal.org/node/3523039
    */
   protected function getOptions($select, ?Element $container = NULL) {
+    @trigger_error(__METHOD__ . 'is deprecated in drupal:11.2.0 and is removed from drupal:12.0.0. There is no direct replacement. See https://www.drupal.org/node/3523039', E_DEPRECATED);
     if (is_string($select)) {
       $select = $this->assertSession()->selectExists($select, $container);
     }