diff --git a/cajita/src/Cajita_LoadBalancer.hpp b/cajita/src/Cajita_LoadBalancer.hpp
index 0b6351202..a52cba013 100644
--- a/cajita/src/Cajita_LoadBalancer.hpp
+++ b/cajita/src/Cajita_LoadBalancer.hpp
@@ -311,16 +311,21 @@ createLoadBalancer(
 
 namespace Cajita
 {
+namespace Experimental
+{
 template <class MeshType>
 using LoadBalancer [[deprecated( "Cajita is now Cabana::Grid." )]] =
     Cabana::Grid::Experimental::LoadBalancer<MeshType>;
 
 template <class... Args>
-auto createLoadBalancer( Args&&... args )
+[[deprecated( "Cajita is now Cabana::Grid." )]] auto
+createLoadBalancer( Args&&... args )
 {
-    return Cabana::Grid::createLoadBalancer( std::forward<Args>( args )... );
+    return Cabana::Grid::Experimental::createLoadBalancer(
+        std::forward<Args>( args )... );
 }
 
+} // namespace Experimental
 } // namespace Cajita
 
 #endif // end CABANA_GRID_LOADBALANCER_HPP