diff --git a/include/ddc/experimental/single_discretization.hpp b/include/ddc/experimental/single_discretization.hpp
index 2bcf35b95..37d378f51 100644
--- a/include/ddc/experimental/single_discretization.hpp
+++ b/include/ddc/experimental/single_discretization.hpp
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ class SingleDiscretization : SingleDiscretizationBase
 public:
     using continuous_dimension_type = CDim;
 
+#if defined(DDC_BUILD_DEPRECATED_CODE)
     using continuous_element_type
             [[deprecated("Use ddc::Coordinate<continuous_dimension_type> instead.")]]
             = Coordinate<CDim>;
-
+#endif
 
     using discrete_dimension_type = SingleDiscretization;
 
diff --git a/include/ddc/non_uniform_point_sampling.hpp b/include/ddc/non_uniform_point_sampling.hpp
index 4cb4e859b..d577bebfb 100644
--- a/include/ddc/non_uniform_point_sampling.hpp
+++ b/include/ddc/non_uniform_point_sampling.hpp
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ class NonUniformPointSampling : detail::NonUniformPointSamplingBase
 public:
     using continuous_dimension_type = CDim;
 
+#if defined(DDC_BUILD_DEPRECATED_CODE)
     using continuous_element_type
             [[deprecated("Use ddc::Coordinate<continuous_dimension_type> instead.")]]
             = Coordinate<CDim>;
-
+#endif
 
     using discrete_dimension_type = NonUniformPointSampling;
 
diff --git a/include/ddc/periodic_sampling.hpp b/include/ddc/periodic_sampling.hpp
index 7adfdaefb..8642b5b9e 100644
--- a/include/ddc/periodic_sampling.hpp
+++ b/include/ddc/periodic_sampling.hpp
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ class PeriodicSampling : detail::PeriodicSamplingBase
 public:
     using continuous_dimension_type = CDim;
 
+#if defined(DDC_BUILD_DEPRECATED_CODE)
     using continuous_element_type
             [[deprecated("Use ddc::Coordinate<continuous_dimension_type> instead.")]]
             = Coordinate<CDim>;
-
+#endif
 
     using discrete_dimension_type = PeriodicSampling;
 
diff --git a/include/ddc/uniform_point_sampling.hpp b/include/ddc/uniform_point_sampling.hpp
index ce9c2056c..c4c71afed 100644
--- a/include/ddc/uniform_point_sampling.hpp
+++ b/include/ddc/uniform_point_sampling.hpp
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ class UniformPointSampling : detail::UniformPointSamplingBase
 public:
     using continuous_dimension_type = CDim;
 
+#if defined(DDC_BUILD_DEPRECATED_CODE)
     using continuous_element_type
             [[deprecated("Use ddc::Coordinate<continuous_dimension_type> instead.")]]
             = Coordinate<CDim>;
-
+#endif
 
     using discrete_dimension_type = UniformPointSampling;