diff --git a/src/widgets/CMakeLists.txt b/src/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
     GROUP_BASE_NAME KF
     VERSION ${KF5_VERSION}
     DEPRECATED_BASE_VERSION 0
-    DEPRECATION_VERSIONS 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 5.0 5.4 5.6 5.25 5.31 5.32 5.64 5.66
+    DEPRECATION_VERSIONS 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 5.0 5.4 5.6 5.25 5.31 5.32 5.64 5.66 5.70
 )
 # TODO: add support for EXCLUDE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE_AND_AT to all KIO libs
 # needs fixing of undeprecated API being still implemented using own deprecated API
diff --git a/src/widgets/pixmaploader.h b/src/widgets/pixmaploader.h
--- a/src/widgets/pixmaploader.h
+++ b/src/widgets/pixmaploader.h
@@ -28,11 +28,15 @@
 namespace KIO
 {
 
+#if KIOWIDGETS_ENABLE_DEPRECATED_SINCE(5, 70)
 /**
  * Convenience method to find the pixmap for a URL.
  *
  * Call this one when you don't know the mimetype.
  *
+ * @deprecated since 5.70, use KIO::iconNameForUrl()
+ * to get the icon name and use QIcon::fromTheme().pixmap()
+ *
  * @param url URL for the file.
  * @param dummy ignored (was a mode_t parameter in kdelibs 4)
  * @param group The icon group where the icon is going to be used.
@@ -44,9 +48,11 @@
  *              Ignored if null pointer.
  * @return the pixmap of the URL, can be a default icon if not found
  */
+
+KIOWIDGETS_DEPRECATED_VERSION(5, 70, "Use KIO::iconNameForUrl to get the icon name and use QIcon::fromTheme().pixmap()")
 KIOWIDGETS_EXPORT QPixmap pixmapForUrl(const QUrl &url, int dummy = 0, KIconLoader::Group group = KIconLoader::Desktop,
                                        int force_size = 0, int state = 0, QString *path = nullptr);
-
+#endif
 }
 
 #endif /* KIO_PIXMAPLOADER_H */
diff --git a/src/widgets/pixmaploader.cpp b/src/widgets/pixmaploader.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/pixmaploader.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/pixmaploader.cpp
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <kio/global.h> // iconNameForUrl
 
+#if KIOWIDGETS_BUILD_DEPRECATED_SINCE(5, 70)
 QPixmap KIO::pixmapForUrl(const QUrl &url, int mode, KIconLoader::Group group,
                           int force_size, int state, QString *path)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(mode);
     const QString iconName = KIO::iconNameForUrl(url);
     return KIconLoader::global()->loadMimeTypeIcon(iconName, group, force_size, state, QStringList(), path);
 }
+#endif