diff --git a/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/Spring/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/spring/MeshSpringForceField.inl b/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/Spring/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/spring/MeshSpringForceField.inl
index fc872ab8089..2cc8a242b2d 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/Spring/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/spring/MeshSpringForceField.inl
+++ b/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/Spring/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/spring/MeshSpringForceField.inl
@@ -102,7 +102,13 @@ void MeshSpringForceField<DataTypes>::addSpring(std::set<std::pair<sofa::Index,
 template<class DataTypes>
 void MeshSpringForceField<DataTypes>::init()
 {
+    if(this->d_springsIndices[0].getValue().size() || this->d_springsIndices[1].getValue().size())
+    {
+        msg_warning(this) << "Setting springs of MeshSpringForcefield through datas \'indices1\' and \'indices2\' has been disabled since v24.12. The input indices will be overridden by the mesh.";
+    }
+
     SpringForceField<DataTypes>::clear();
+
     if(!(mstate1) || !(mstate2))
         mstate2 = mstate1 = dynamic_cast<sofa::core::behavior::MechanicalState<DataTypes> *>(this->getContext()->getMechanicalState());