diff --git a/lib/Models/NewsletterLink.php b/lib/Models/NewsletterLink.php
index 895d3eb789..1609027cf8 100644
--- a/lib/Models/NewsletterLink.php
+++ b/lib/Models/NewsletterLink.php
@@ -5,14 +5,34 @@ namespace MailPoet\Models;
 use MailPoet\Entities\NewsletterLinkEntity;
 
 /**
- * @property int $newsletterId
- * @property int $queueId
- * @property string $url
- * @property string $hash
- * @property int|null $clicksCount
+ * @deprecated This model is deprecated. Use \MailPoet\Cron\Workers\StatsNotifications\NewsletterLinkRepository and
+ * respective Doctrine entities instead. This class can be removed after 2022-04-27.
  */
 class NewsletterLink extends Model {
   public static $_table = MP_NEWSLETTER_LINKS_TABLE; // phpcs:ignore PSR2.Classes.PropertyDeclaration
   const UNSUBSCRIBE_LINK_SHORT_CODE = NewsletterLinkEntity::UNSUBSCRIBE_LINK_SHORT_CODE;
   const INSTANT_UNSUBSCRIBE_LINK_SHORT_CODE = NewsletterLinkEntity::INSTANT_UNSUBSCRIBE_LINK_SHORT_CODE;
+
+  /**
+   * @deprecated This is here for displaying the deprecation warning for properties.
+   */
+  public function __get($key) {
+    self::deprecationError('property "' . $key . '"');
+    return parent::__get($key);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @deprecated This is here for displaying the deprecation warning for static calls.
+   */
+  public static function __callStatic($name, $arguments) {
+    self::deprecationError($name);
+    return parent::__callStatic($name, $arguments);
+  }
+
+  private static function deprecationError($methodName) {
+    trigger_error(
+      'Calling ' . $methodName . ' is deprecated and will be removed. Use \MailPoet\Cron\Workers\StatsNotifications\NewsletterLinkRepository and respective Doctrine entities instead.',
+      E_USER_DEPRECATED
+    );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/Cron/Workers/StatsNotifications/WorkerTest.php b/tests/integration/Cron/Workers/StatsNotifications/WorkerTest.php
index b99a5c71f7..7e5e3fe09c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/Cron/Workers/StatsNotifications/WorkerTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/Cron/Workers/StatsNotifications/WorkerTest.php
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ class WorkerTest extends \MailPoetTest {
     ]);
 
     $newsletterEntity = $this->newslettersRepository->findOneById($this->newsletter->id);
+    $this->assertInstanceOf(NewsletterEntity::class, $newsletterEntity);
     $this->newsletterLinkFactory = new NewsletterLinkFactory($newsletterEntity);
 
     $link = $this->newsletterLinkFactory