1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rubygems/util.rb b/lib/rubygems/util.rb
index dcd7fc2b47..814a4075fd 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems/util.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/util.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
+require 'rubygems/deprecate'
+
 ##
 # This module contains various utility methods as module methods.
 
 module Gem::Util
+
   ##
   # Zlib::GzipReader wrapper that unzips +data+.
 
@@ -67,6 +70,14 @@ module Gem::Util
     system(*(cmds << opt))
   end
 
+  class << self
+
+    extend Gem::Deprecate
+
+    rubygems_deprecate :silent_system
+
+  end
+
   ##
   # Enumerates the parents of +directory+.