diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/config.h.in b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/config.h.in
index 73d8967a7a7b..c07540392b0c 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/config.h.in
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/config.h.in
@@ -83,3 +83,12 @@
         "v24.12", "v25.06", \
         "Data renamed according to the guidelines")
 #endif
+
+#ifdef SOFA_BUILD_SOFA_CORE
+#define SOFA_ATTRIBUTE_DEPRECATED__UNNECESSARY_PARAMETER_IN_TYPENAME()
+#else
+#define SOFA_ATTRIBUTE_DEPRECATED__UNNECESSARY_PARAMETER_IN_TYPENAME() \
+    SOFA_ATTRIBUTE_DEPRECATED( \
+        "v24.12", "v25.06", \
+        "The parameter is not necessary. Use the function without parameter.")
+#endif
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/BaseData.h b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/BaseData.h
index aaef1b3abe32..bb4e1ba1770d 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/BaseData.h
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/BaseData.h
@@ -288,12 +288,19 @@ class SOFA_CORE_API BaseData : public DDGNode
 
     /// Helper method to get the type name of type T
     template<class T>
-    static std::string typeName(const T* = nullptr)
+    static std::string typeName()
     {
         if (defaulttype::DataTypeInfo<T>::ValidInfo)
+        {
             return defaulttype::DataTypeName<T>::name();
-        else
-            return decodeTypeName(typeid(T));
+        }
+        return decodeTypeName(typeid(T));
+    }
+
+    template<class T>
+    static SOFA_ATTRIBUTE_DEPRECATED__UNNECESSARY_PARAMETER_IN_TYPENAME() std::string typeName(const T*)
+    {
+        return typeName<T>();
     }
 
 protected: