diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/Avatar/Avatar.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/Avatar/Avatar.tsx
index c7a1f7d7..af4e1cc7 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/Avatar/Avatar.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/Avatar/Avatar.tsx
@@ -88,7 +88,12 @@ const Avatar: OverridableComponent<AvatarTypeMap<AvatarProps>> = forwardRef(
     return (
       <MuiAvatar
         ref={ref}
-        className={clsx('oxygen-avatar', 'OxygenAvatar-root', className)}
+        className={clsx(
+          /* @deprecated Use `OxygenAvatar-root` instead. https://github.com/wso2/oxygen-ui/issues/274 */
+          'oxygen-avatar',
+          'OxygenAvatar-root',
+          className,
+        )}
         sx={{bgcolor: randomBackgroundColor ? color : undefined}}
         {...rest}
       >
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/Avatar/avatar.scss b/packages/react/src/components/Avatar/avatar.scss
index 0873f929..2afeed24 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/Avatar/avatar.scss
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/Avatar/avatar.scss
@@ -16,14 +16,6 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-/**
- * This class is deprecated (https://github.com/wso2/oxygen-ui/issues/274).
- * Use OxygenAvatar-root instead.
- */
-.oxygen-avatar {
-  /* Add Styles */
-}
-
 .OxygenAvatar-root {
   text-transform: capitalize;
 }