diff --git src/bp-core/deprecated/6.0.php src/bp-core/deprecated/6.0.php
index 9fc68c35f..39b57748b 100644
--- src/bp-core/deprecated/6.0.php
+++ src/bp-core/deprecated/6.0.php
@@ -85,3 +85,61 @@ function xprofile_screen_change_avatar() {
 
 	bp_members_screen_change_avatar();
 }
+
+/**
+ * Output the status of the current group in the loop.
+ *
+ * Either 'Public' or 'Private'.
+ *
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ * @deprecated 6.0.0 Not used anymore.
+ *
+ * @param object|bool $group Optional. Group object.
+ *                           Default: current group in loop.
+ */
+function bp_group_public_status( $group = false ) {
+	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '6.0' );
+}
+	/**
+	 * Return the status of the current group in the loop.
+	 *
+	 * Either 'Public' or 'Private'.
+	 *
+	 * @since 1.0.0
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.0 Not used anymore.
+	 *
+	 * @param object|bool $group Optional. Group object.
+	 *                           Default: current group in loop.
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	function bp_get_group_public_status( $group = false ) {
+		_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '6.0' );
+	}
+
+/**
+ * Output whether the current group in the loop is public.
+ *
+ * No longer used in BuddyPress.
+ *
+ * @deprecated 6.0.0 Not used anymore.
+ *
+ * @param object|bool $group Optional. Group object.
+ *                           Default: current group in loop.
+ */
+function bp_group_is_public( $group = false ) {
+	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '6.0' );
+}
+	/**
+	 * Return whether the current group in the loop is public.
+	 *
+	 * No longer used in BuddyPress.
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.0 Not used anymore.
+	 *
+	 * @param object|bool $group Optional. Group object.
+	 *                           Default: current group in loop.
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	function bp_get_group_is_public( $group = false ) {
+		_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '6.0' );
+	}
diff --git src/bp-groups/bp-groups-template.php src/bp-groups/bp-groups-template.php
index 63df2efb7..b4dcd89d3 100644
--- src/bp-groups/bp-groups-template.php
+++ src/bp-groups/bp-groups-template.php
@@ -1301,82 +1301,6 @@ function bp_group_description_excerpt( $group = false, $length = 225 ) {
 		return apply_filters( 'bp_get_group_description_excerpt', bp_create_excerpt( $group->description, $length ), $group );
 	}
 
-/**
- * Output the status of the current group in the loop.
- *
- * Either 'Public' or 'Private'.
- *
- * @since 1.0.0
- *
- * @param object|bool $group Optional. Group object.
- *                           Default: current group in loop.
- */
-function bp_group_public_status( $group = false ) {
-	echo bp_get_group_public_status( $group );
-}
-	/**
-	 * Return the status of the current group in the loop.
-	 *
-	 * Either 'Public' or 'Private'.
-	 *
-	 * @since 1.0.0
-	 *
-	 * @param object|bool $group Optional. Group object.
-	 *                           Default: current group in loop.
-	 * @return string
-	 */
-	function bp_get_group_public_status( $group = false ) {
-		global $groups_template;
-
-		if ( empty( $group ) ) {
-			$group =& $groups_template->group;
-		}
-
-		if ( $group->is_public ) {
-			return __( 'Public', 'buddypress' );
-		} else {
-			return __( 'Private', 'buddypress' );
-		}
-	}
-
-/**
- * Output whether the current group in the loop is public.
- *
- * No longer used in BuddyPress.
- *
- * @param object|bool $group Optional. Group object.
- *                           Default: current group in loop.
- */
-function bp_group_is_public( $group = false ) {
-	echo bp_get_group_is_public( $group );
-}
-	/**
-	 * Return whether the current group in the loop is public.
-	 *
-	 * No longer used in BuddyPress.
-	 *
-	 * @param object|bool $group Optional. Group object.
-	 *                           Default: current group in loop.
-	 * @return mixed
-	 */
-	function bp_get_group_is_public( $group = false ) {
-		global $groups_template;
-
-		if ( empty( $group ) ) {
-			$group =& $groups_template->group;
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Filters whether the current group in the loop is public.
-		 *
-		 * @since 2.5.0 Added the `$group` parameter.
-		 *
-		 * @param bool   $public True if the group is public.
-		 * @param object $group Group object.
-		 */
-		return apply_filters( 'bp_get_group_is_public', $group->is_public, $group );
-	}
-
 /**
  * Output the created date of the current group in the loop.
  *
diff --git src/class-buddypress.php src/class-buddypress.php
index b58d6133b..a5d449ebd 100644
--- src/class-buddypress.php
+++ src/class-buddypress.php
@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@ class BuddyPress {
 			require( $this->plugin_dir . 'bp-core/deprecated/2.9.php' );
 			require( $this->plugin_dir . 'bp-core/deprecated/3.0.php' );
 			require( $this->plugin_dir . 'bp-core/deprecated/4.0.php' );
+			require( $this->plugin_dir . 'bp-core/deprecated/6.0.php' );
 		}
 
 		// Load wp-cli module if PHP 5.4+.