diff --git a/lib/runner.js b/lib/runner.js
index 6952efa92c..90afe3998f 100644
--- a/lib/runner.js
+++ b/lib/runner.js
@@ -379,6 +379,13 @@ Runner.prototype.hook = function(name, fn) {
         if (err instanceof Pending) {
           if (name === HOOK_TYPE_BEFORE_EACH || name === HOOK_TYPE_AFTER_EACH) {
             self.test.pending = true;
+            if (name === HOOK_TYPE_AFTER_EACH) {
+              utils.deprecate(
+                'this.skip() in "' +
+                  HOOK_TYPE_AFTER_EACH +
+                  '()" hooks is DEPRECATED and will be removed from a future version of Mocha.'
+              );
+            }
           } else {
             suite.tests.forEach(function(test) {
               test.pending = true;
@@ -388,6 +395,13 @@ Runner.prototype.hook = function(name, fn) {
             });
             // a pending hook won't be executed twice.
             hook.pending = true;
+            if (name === HOOK_TYPE_AFTER_ALL) {
+              utils.deprecate(
+                'this.skip() in "' +
+                  HOOK_TYPE_AFTER_ALL +
+                  '()" hooks is DEPRECATED and will be removed from a future version of Mocha.'
+              );
+            }
           }
         } else {
           self.failHook(hook, err);