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+import loadScript from 'discourse/lib/load-script';
+
+export default {
+  name: 'lab-deprecation',
+
+  initialize() {
+    if (window.$LAB) { return; }
+
+    window.$LAB = {
+      script(path) {
+        Ember.warn('$LAB is not included with Discouse anymore. Use `loadScript` instead.');
+
+        const promise = loadScript(path);
+        promise.wait = promise.then;
+        return promise;
+      }
+    };
+  }
+};