diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Utility/GeneralUtility.php b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Utility/GeneralUtility.php
index aaea2145446e7e105951e7a76032048e3ccbc250..8488636f170a8b30befadd0911c1ad2a52e2c380 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Utility/GeneralUtility.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Utility/GeneralUtility.php
@@ -722,6 +722,18 @@ class GeneralUtility {
 		return implode(',', $list);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns an integer from a three part version number, eg '4.12.3' -> 4012003
+	 *
+	 * @param string $verNumberStr Version number on format x.x.x
+	 * @return integer Integer version of version number (where each part can count to 999)
+	 * @deprecated Use VersionNumberUtility::convertVersionNumberToInteger instead, will be removed after 6.2
+	 */
+	static public function int_from_ver($verNumberStr) {
+		self::logDeprecatedFunction();
+		return VersionNumberUtility::convertVersionNumberToInteger($verNumberStr);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns TRUE if the current TYPO3 version (or compatibility version) is compatible to the input version
 	 * Notice that this function compares branches, not versions (4.0.1 would be > 4.0.0 although they use the same compat_version)
@@ -4969,4 +4981,4 @@ Connection: close
 		echo $obContent;
 	}
 }
-?>
+?>
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