diff --git a/Doc/library/userdict.rst b/Doc/library/userdict.rst
index 11d46ed109d..a97732d03cc 100644
--- a/Doc/library/userdict.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/userdict.rst
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ provide the following attribute:
    Since the mixin has no knowledge of the subclass constructor, it does not define
    :meth:`__init__` or :meth:`copy`.
 
+   Starting with Python version 2.6, it is recommended to use
+   :class:`collections.MutableMapping` instead of :class:`DictMixin`.
 
 :mod:`UserList` --- Class wrapper for list objects
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