diff --git a/eo/eo-conf.cmake b/eo/eo-conf.cmake
index e8f285cb..9d3d5c3a 100644
--- a/eo/eo-conf.cmake
+++ b/eo/eo-conf.cmake
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ SET(PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR 3)
 SET(PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 SET(PROJECT_VERSION_MISC "-edge")
 
+# ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DDEPRECATED_MESSAGES) # disable warning deprecated function messages
diff --git a/eo/src/eoCombinedContinue.h b/eo/src/eoCombinedContinue.h
index 5226e28d..dfb70f67 100644
--- a/eo/src/eoCombinedContinue.h
+++ b/eo/src/eoCombinedContinue.h
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ public:
   eoCombinedContinue( eoContinue<EOT>& _cont1, eoContinue<EOT>& _cont2)
     : eoContinue<EOT>(), std::vector<eoContinue<EOT>* >()
   {
+#ifndef DEPRECATED_MESSAGES
 #pragma message "The double continuators constructor of eocombinedContinue is deprecated and will be removed in the next release."
+#endif // !DEPRECATED_MESSAGES
 
     this->push_back(&_cont1);
     this->push_back(&_cont2);
@@ -74,7 +76,10 @@ public:
 
   void removeLast(void)
   {
+#ifndef DEPRECATED_MESSAGES
 #pragma message "The removeLast method of eocombinedContinue is deprecated and will be removed in the next release, use pop_back instead."
+#endif // !DEPRECATED_MESSAGES
+
     this->pop_back();
   }
 
diff --git a/eo/src/eoProportionalCombinedOp.h b/eo/src/eoProportionalCombinedOp.h
index 4fea77e5..60c47890 100644
--- a/eo/src/eoProportionalCombinedOp.h
+++ b/eo/src/eoProportionalCombinedOp.h
@@ -188,8 +188,11 @@ public:
 
   virtual void add(eoQuadOp<EOT> & _op, const double _rate, bool _verbose)
   {
+#ifndef DEPRECATED_MESSAGES
 #pragma message "The use of the verbose parameter in eoPropCombinedQuadOp::add is deprecated and will be removed in the next release."
     eo::log << eo::warnings << "WARNING: the use of the verbose parameter in eoPropCombinedQuadOp::add is deprecated and will be removed in the next release." << std::endl;
+#endif // !DEPRECATED_MESSAGES
+
     add(_op,_rate);
   }
 
diff --git a/eo/src/utils/eoOStreamMonitor.h b/eo/src/utils/eoOStreamMonitor.h
index cb4c476a..b941b05f 100644
--- a/eo/src/utils/eoOStreamMonitor.h
+++ b/eo/src/utils/eoOStreamMonitor.h
@@ -44,12 +44,13 @@ Authors:
 class eoOStreamMonitor : public eoMonitor
 {
 public :
-    eoOStreamMonitor( std::ostream & _out, bool _verbose=true, std::string _delim = "\t", unsigned int _width=20, char _fill=' ' ) :
+    eoOStreamMonitor( std::ostream & _out, bool /*_verbose*/=true, std::string _delim = "\t", unsigned int _width=20, char _fill=' ' ) :
         out(_out), delim(_delim), width(_width), fill(_fill), firsttime(true)
     {
-        (void)_verbose;
+#ifndef DEPRECATED_MESSAGES
         eo::log << eo::warnings << "WARNING: the use of the verbose parameter in eoOStreamMonitor constructor is deprecated and will be removed in the next release" << std::endl;
 #pragma message "WARNING: the use of the verbose parameter in eoOStreamMonitor constructor is deprecated and will be removed in the next release"
+#endif // !DEPRECATED_MESSAGES
     }
 
     eoOStreamMonitor( std::ostream & _out, std::string _delim = "\t", unsigned int _width=20, char _fill=' ' ) :