diff --git a/src/checkpoint/dispatch/vrt/base.h b/src/checkpoint/dispatch/vrt/base.h
index 59ac7a6c..b9c93646 100644
--- a/src/checkpoint/dispatch/vrt/base.h
+++ b/src/checkpoint/dispatch/vrt/base.h
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@
 #include "checkpoint/dispatch/vrt/inheritance_assert_helpers.h"
 #include "checkpoint/dispatch/vrt/serialize_instantiator.h"
 
+[[deprecated("checkpoint_virtual_serialize_root is deprecated,"
+             " please use magistrate_virtual_serialize_root")]]
+constexpr bool checkpoint_virtual_serialize_root_is_deprecated() {return true; }
+
+#define checkpoint_virtual_serialize_root                           \
+  static_assert(checkpoint_virtual_serialize_root_is_deprecated()); \
+  magistrate_virtual_serialize_root
+
 #define magistrate_virtual_serialize_root()                                                      \
   auto _CheckpointVSBaseTypeFn() -> decltype(auto) { return this; }                              \
   virtual void _checkpointDynamicSerialize(                                                      \
@@ -74,6 +82,14 @@
     return ::checkpoint::dispatch::vrt::objregistry::makeObjIdx<_CheckpointBaseType>();          \
   }
 
+[[deprecated("checkpoint_virtual_serialize_base is deprecated,"
+             " please use magistrate_virtual_serialize_base")]]
+constexpr bool checkpoint_virtual_serialize_base_is_deprecated() {return true; }
+
+#define checkpoint_virtual_serialize_base                           \
+  static_assert(checkpoint_virtual_serialize_base_is_deprecated()); \
+  magistrate_virtual_serialize_base
+
 #define magistrate_virtual_serialize_base(BASE) magistrate_virtual_serialize_root()
 
 namespace checkpoint { namespace dispatch { namespace vrt {