diff --git a/py-polars/polars/expr/expr.py b/py-polars/polars/expr/expr.py
index ead7b491a28a..eb3acf98f034 100644
--- a/py-polars/polars/expr/expr.py
+++ b/py-polars/polars/expr/expr.py
@@ -4752,7 +4752,10 @@ def xor(self, other: Any) -> Self:
         ...     pl.col("x").map_elements(binary_string).alias("bin_x"),
         ...     pl.col("y").map_elements(binary_string).alias("bin_y"),
         ...     pl.col("x").xor(pl.col("y")).alias("xor_xy"),
-        ...     pl.col("x").xor(pl.col("y")).apply(binary_string).alias("bin_xor_xy"),
+        ...     pl.col("x")
+        ...     .xor(pl.col("y"))
+        ...     .map_elements(binary_string)
+        ...     .alias("bin_xor_xy"),
         ... )
         shape: (4, 6)
         ┌─────┬─────┬──────────┬──────────┬────────┬────────────┐
diff --git a/py-polars/tests/unit/operations/test_map.py b/py-polars/tests/unit/operations/test_map.py
index 8faaf784d10e..89f9e3fe673c 100644
--- a/py-polars/tests/unit/operations/test_map.py
+++ b/py-polars/tests/unit/operations/test_map.py
@@ -414,3 +414,10 @@ def test_map_elements_on_empty_col_10639() -> None:
         "B": [],
         "Foo": [],
     }
+
+
+def test_apply_deprecated() -> None:
+    with pytest.deprecated_call():
+        pl.col("a").apply(lambda x: x + 1)
+    with pytest.deprecated_call():
+        pl.Series([1, 2, 3]).apply(lambda x: x + 1)