diff --git a/charger/charger.go b/charger/charger.go
index f6a07d04e..68265f062 100644
--- a/charger/charger.go
+++ b/charger/charger.go
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ func NewConfigurableFromConfig(other map[string]interface{}) (api.Charger, error
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// TODO deprecate
+	log := util.NewLogger("charger")
+	cc.Status.Deprecate(log)
+	cc.Enable.Deprecate(log)
+	cc.Enabled.Deprecate(log)
+	cc.MaxCurrent.Deprecate(log)
+
 	status, err := provider.NewStringGetterFromConfig(cc.Status)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("status: %w", err)
diff --git a/meter/meter.go b/meter/meter.go
index 2c2773013..b896f23e7 100644
--- a/meter/meter.go
+++ b/meter/meter.go
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ func NewConfigurableFromConfig(other map[string]interface{}) (api.Meter, error)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("power: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// TODO deprecate
+	log := util.NewLogger("meter")
+	cc.Power.Deprecate(log)
+	cc.Energy.Deprecate(log)
+	cc.SoC.Deprecate(log)
+	for _, p := range cc.Currents {
+		p.Deprecate(log)
+	}
+
 	m, _ := NewConfigurable(power)
 
 	// decorate Meter with MeterEnergy
diff --git a/provider/config.go b/provider/config.go
index 319d141d1..d0cf8179c 100644
--- a/provider/config.go
+++ b/provider/config.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package provider
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/evcc-io/evcc/util"
 )
 
 // provider types
@@ -56,6 +58,13 @@ type Config struct {
 	Other  map[string]interface{} `mapstructure:",remain"`
 }
 
+// TODO prepare for removing deprecated type attribute
+func (c *Config) Deprecate(log *util.Logger) {
+	if c != nil && c.Type != "" {
+		log.WARN.Printf("type:%s is deprecated, use source:%s instead", c.Type, c.Type)
+	}
+}
+
 // PluginType returns the plugin type in a legacy-aware way
 func (c Config) PluginType() string {
 	typ := c.Source
diff --git a/vehicle/vehicle.go b/vehicle/vehicle.go
index ead5b9616..e3bc21551 100644
--- a/vehicle/vehicle.go
+++ b/vehicle/vehicle.go
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ func NewConfigurableFromConfig(other map[string]interface{}) (api.Vehicle, error
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// TODO deprecate
+	log := util.NewLogger("vehicle")
+	cc.Soc.Deprecate(log)
+	cc.Status.Deprecate(log)
+	cc.Range.Deprecate(log)
+	cc.Odometer.Deprecate(log)
+
 	if cc.Cache != nil {
 		util.NewLogger("vehicle").WARN.Println("cache is deprecated and will be removed in a future release")
 	}