diff --git a/spec/babel-spec.coffee b/spec/babel-spec.coffee
index f9abac930..4aec0ef8d 100644
--- a/spec/babel-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/babel-spec.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 babel = require '../src/babel'
 crypto = require 'crypto'
+grim = require 'grim'
 
 describe "Babel transpiler support", ->
+  beforeEach ->
+    jasmine.snapshotDeprecations()
+
+  afterEach ->
+    jasmine.restoreDeprecationsSnapshot()
+
   describe "::createBabelVersionAndOptionsDigest", ->
     it "returns a digest for the library version and specified options", ->
       defaultOptions =
@@ -30,21 +37,27 @@ describe "Babel transpiler support", ->
     it "transpiles it using babel", ->
       transpiled = require('./fixtures/babel/babel-single-quotes.js')
       expect(transpiled(3)).toBe 4
+      expect(grim.getDeprecationsLength()).toBe 0
 
   describe "when a .js file starts with 'use 6to5';", ->
-    it "transpiles it using 6to5", ->
+    it "transpiles it using babel and adds a pragma deprecation", ->
+      expect(grim.getDeprecationsLength()).toBe 0
       transpiled = require('./fixtures/babel/6to5-single-quotes.js')
       expect(transpiled(3)).toBe 4
+      expect(grim.getDeprecationsLength()).toBe 1
 
   describe 'when a .js file starts with "use babel";', ->
     it "transpiles it using babel", ->
       transpiled = require('./fixtures/babel/babel-double-quotes.js')
       expect(transpiled(3)).toBe 4
+      expect(grim.getDeprecationsLength()).toBe 0
 
   describe 'when a .js file starts with "use 6to5";', ->
-    it "transpiles it using babel", ->
+    it "transpiles it using babel and adds a pragma deprecation", ->
+      expect(grim.getDeprecationsLength()).toBe 0
       transpiled = require('./fixtures/babel/6to5-double-quotes.js')
       expect(transpiled(3)).toBe 4
+      expect(grim.getDeprecationsLength()).toBe 1
 
   describe "when a .js file does not start with 'use 6to6';", ->
     it "does not transpile it using babel", ->
diff --git a/src/babel.coffee b/src/babel.coffee
index 766324ce0..c93112e78 100644
--- a/src/babel.coffee
+++ b/src/babel.coffee
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ crypto = require 'crypto'
 fs = require 'fs-plus'
 path = require 'path'
 babel = null # Defer until used
+Grim = null # Defer until used
 
 stats =
   hits: 0
@@ -132,10 +133,30 @@ transpile = (sourceCode, filePath, cachePath) ->
 # either generated on the fly or pulled from cache.
 loadFile = (module, filePath) ->
   sourceCode = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8')
-  return module._compile(sourceCode, filePath) unless sourceCode.startsWith('"use 6to5"') or
-    sourceCode.startsWith("'use 6to5'") or
-    sourceCode.startsWith('"use babel"') or
-    sourceCode.startsWith("'use babel'")
+  if sourceCode.startsWith('"use babel"') or sourceCode.startsWith("'use babel'")
+    # Continue.
+  else if sourceCode.startsWith('"use 6to5"') or sourceCode.startsWith("'use 6to5'")
+    # Create a manual deprecation since the stack is too deep to use Grim
+    # which limits the depth to 3
+    Grim ?= require 'grim'
+    stack = [
+      {
+        fileName: __filename
+        functionName: 'loadFile'
+        location: "#{__filename}:161:5"
+      }
+      {
+        fileName: filePath
+        functionName: '<unknown>'
+        location: "#{filePath}:1:1"
+      }
+    ]
+    deprecation =
+      message: "Use the 'use babel' pragma instead of 'use 6to5'"
+      stacks: [stack]
+    Grim.addSerializedDeprecation(deprecation)
+  else
+    return module._compile(sourceCode, filePath)
 
   cachePath = getCachePath(sourceCode)
   js = getCachedJavaScript(cachePath) ? transpile(sourceCode, filePath, cachePath)