diff --git a/prdoc/pr_7046.prdoc b/prdoc/pr_7046.prdoc
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@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+title: adding warning when using default substrateWeight in production
+doc:
+- audience: Runtime Dev
+  description: |-
+    PR for #3581
+    Added a cfg to show a deprecated warning message when using std
+crates: []
diff --git a/templates/parachain/pallets/template/src/weights.rs b/templates/parachain/pallets/template/src/weights.rs
index 9295492bc20b..4d6dd5642a1e 100644
--- a/templates/parachain/pallets/template/src/weights.rs
+++ b/templates/parachain/pallets/template/src/weights.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ pub trait WeightInfo {
 }
 
 /// Weights for pallet_template using the Substrate node and recommended hardware.
+#[cfg_attr(
+    not(feature = "std"),
+    deprecated(
+        note = "SubstrateWeight is auto-generated and should not be used in production. Replace it with runtime benchmarked weights."
+    )
+)]
 pub struct SubstrateWeight<T>(PhantomData<T>);
 impl<T: frame_system::Config> WeightInfo for SubstrateWeight<T> {
 	/// Storage: Template Something (r:0 w:1)