diff --git a/Doc/c-api/memory.rst b/Doc/c-api/memory.rst
index 2395898010214d..a3be75a2a76d60 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/memory.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/memory.rst
@@ -293,17 +293,39 @@ The following type-oriented macros are provided for convenience.  Note  that
 
    Same as :c:func:`PyMem_Free`.
 
-In addition, the following macro sets are provided for calling the Python memory
-allocator directly, without involving the C API functions listed above. However,
-note that their use does not preserve binary compatibility across Python
-versions and is therefore deprecated in extension modules.
-
-* ``PyMem_MALLOC(size)``
-* ``PyMem_NEW(type, size)``
-* ``PyMem_REALLOC(ptr, size)``
-* ``PyMem_RESIZE(ptr, type, size)``
-* ``PyMem_FREE(ptr)``
-* ``PyMem_DEL(ptr)``
+
+Deprecated aliases
+------------------
+
+These are :term:`soft deprecated` aliases to existing functions and macros.
+They exist solely for backwards compatibility.
+
+.. list-table::
+   :widths: auto
+   :header-rows: 1
+
+   * * Deprecated alias
+     * Corresponding function or macro
+   * * .. c:macro:: PyMem_MALLOC(size)
+     * :c:func:`PyMem_Malloc`
+   * * .. c:macro:: PyMem_NEW(type, size)
+     * :c:macro:`PyMem_New`
+   * * .. c:macro:: PyMem_REALLOC(ptr, size)
+     * :c:func:`PyMem_Realloc`
+   * * .. c:macro:: PyMem_RESIZE(ptr, type, size)
+     * :c:macro:`PyMem_Resize`
+   * * .. c:macro:: PyMem_FREE(ptr)
+     * :c:func:`PyMem_Free`
+   * * .. c:macro:: PyMem_DEL(ptr)
+     * :c:func:`PyMem_Free`
+
+.. versionchanged:: 3.4
+
+   The macros are now aliases of the corresponding functions and macros.
+   Previously, their behavior was the same, but their use did not necessarily
+   preserve binary compatibility across Python versions.
+
+.. deprecated:: 2.0
 
 
 .. _objectinterface: