diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.13.1.rst b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.13.1.rst
index 9c50d00bbb..de7e17bd2a 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.13.1.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.13.1.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Breaking Changes
 
 Deprecations
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* Deprecate :py:func:`~pvlib.modelchain.get_orientation`. Removal scheduled for
+  ``v0.14.0``. (:pull:`2691`)
 * Rename parameter name ``aparent_azimuth`` to ``solar_azimuth`` in :py:func:`~pvlib.tracking.singleaxis`.
   (:issue:`2479`, :pull:`2480`)
 
@@ -45,3 +47,4 @@ Maintenance
 Contributors
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 * Elijah Passmore (:ghuser:`eljpsm`)
+* Rajiv Daxini (:ghuser:`RDaxini`)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pvlib/modelchain.py b/pvlib/modelchain.py
index 52732ebaeb..09e4434e84 100644
--- a/pvlib/modelchain.py
+++ b/pvlib/modelchain.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 from pvlib.pvsystem import _DC_MODEL_PARAMS
 from pvlib.tools import _build_kwargs
 
+from pvlib._deprecation import deprecated
+
 # keys that are used to detect input data and assign data to appropriate
 # ModelChain attribute
 # for ModelChain.weather
@@ -59,6 +61,13 @@
 )
 
 
+@deprecated(
+    since="0.13.1",
+    removal="",
+    name="pvlib.modelchain.get_orientation",
+    alternative=None,
+    addendum=None,
+)
 def get_orientation(strategy, **kwargs):
     """
     Determine a PV system's surface tilt and surface azimuth