diff --git a/src/Mod/Arch/ArchSectionPlane.py b/src/Mod/Arch/ArchSectionPlane.py
index 4b3df7f610..9e9e1576e3 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Arch/ArchSectionPlane.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Arch/ArchSectionPlane.py
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ def makeSectionPlane(objectslist=None,name="Section"):
 
 def makeSectionView(section,name="View"):
 
-    """makeSectionView(section) : Creates a Drawing view of the given Section Plane
+    """OBSOLETE
+    makeSectionView(section) : Creates a Drawing view of the given Section Plane
     in the active Page object (a new page will be created if none exists"""
 
     page = None
diff --git a/src/Mod/Arch/TestArch.py b/src/Mod/Arch/TestArch.py
index 07c07b974c..8083e54ebf 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Arch/TestArch.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Arch/TestArch.py
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ class ArchTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def testSection(self):
         App.Console.PrintLog ('Checking Arch Section...\n')
         s = Arch.makeSectionPlane([])
-        v = Arch.makeSectionView(s)
+        #v = Arch.makeSectionView(s) # obsolete, uses the Drawing module
         self.failUnless(v,"Arch Section failed")
 
     def testSpace(self):