diff --git a/scrapy/pipelines/images.py b/scrapy/pipelines/images.py
index df4575a41..c7a04a0cf 100644
--- a/scrapy/pipelines/images.py
+++ b/scrapy/pipelines/images.py
@@ -5,25 +5,28 @@ See documentation in topics/media-pipeline.rst
 """
 import functools
 import hashlib
+import warnings
 from contextlib import suppress
 from io import BytesIO
 
 from itemadapter import ItemAdapter
 
-from scrapy.exceptions import DropItem, NotConfigured
+from scrapy.exceptions import DropItem, NotConfigured, ScrapyDeprecationWarning
 from scrapy.http import Request
 from scrapy.pipelines.files import FileException, FilesPipeline
 # TODO: from scrapy.pipelines.media import MediaPipeline
 from scrapy.settings import Settings
-from scrapy.utils.decorators import deprecated
 from scrapy.utils.misc import md5sum
 from scrapy.utils.python import to_bytes
 
 
-@deprecated()
 class NoimagesDrop(DropItem):
     """Product with no images exception"""
 
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        warnings.warn("The NoimagesDrop class is deprecated", category=ScrapyDeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
 
 class ImageException(FileException):
     """General image error exception"""