diff --git a/tensorflow/python/ops/lookup_ops.py b/tensorflow/python/ops/lookup_ops.py
index 89109469b7b..e65b53e3ac9 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/ops/lookup_ops.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/ops/lookup_ops.py
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ class InitializableLookupTableBase(LookupInterface):
   def initializer(self):
     return self._init_op
 
+  @property
+  @deprecated("2018-12-15", "Use `initializer` instead.")
+  def init(self):
+    return self.initializer
+
   @property
   def default_value(self):
     """The default value of the table."""
@@ -830,6 +835,11 @@ class IdTableWithHashBuckets(LookupInterface):
     with ops.name_scope(None, "init"):
       return control_flow_ops.no_op()
 
+  @property
+  @deprecated("2018-12-15", "Use `initializer` instead.")
+  def init(self):
+    return self.initializer
+
   @property
   def resource_handle(self):
     if self._table is not None: