diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 57e73ac37..aa1b1c152 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,13 +28,15 @@ Remember to align the itemized text with the first line of an item within a list
       ({jax-issue}`#19231`; note that this may result in user-visible behavior
         changes)
     * improved the error messages for inconclusive inequality comparisons
-      ({jax-issue}`#19235`)
+      ({jax-issue}`#19235`).
     * the `core.non_negative_dim` API (introduced recently)
       was deprecated and `core.max_dim` and `core.min_dim` were introduced
       ({jax-issue}`#18953`) to express `max` and `min` for symbolic dimensions.
       You can use `core.max_dim(d, 0)` instead of `core.non_negative_dim(d)`.
     * the `shape_poly.is_poly_dim` is deprecated in favor if `export.is_symbolic_dim`
       ({jax-issue}`#19282`).
+    * the `shape_poly.PolyShape` and `jax2tf.PolyShape` are deprecated, use
+      strings for polymorphic shapes specifications ({jax-issue}`#19284`).
   * Refactored the API for `jax.experimental.export`. Instead of
     `from jax.experimental.export import export` you should use now
     `from jax.experimental import export`. The old way of importing will
diff --git a/jax/experimental/export/shape_poly.py b/jax/experimental/export/shape_poly.py
index d667708a9..1a760d6b3 100644
--- a/jax/experimental/export/shape_poly.py
+++ b/jax/experimental/export/shape_poly.py
@@ -1150,9 +1150,13 @@ class PolyShape(tuple):
   """
 
   def __init__(self, *dim_specs):
+    warnings.warn("PolyShape is deprecated, use string specifications for symbolic shapes",
+                  DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
     tuple.__init__(dim_specs)
 
   def __new__(cls, *dim_specs):
+    warnings.warn("PolyShape is deprecated, use string specifications for symbolic shapes",
+                  DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
     for ds in dim_specs:
       if not isinstance(ds, (int, str)) and ds != ...:
         msg = (f"Invalid polymorphic shape element: {ds!r}; must be a string "
@@ -1164,7 +1168,7 @@ class PolyShape(tuple):
     return "(" + ", ".join(["..." if d is ... else str(d) for d in self]) + ")"
 
 
-def symbolic_shape(shape_spec: str | PolyShape | None,
+def symbolic_shape(shape_spec: str | None,
                    *,
                    like: Sequence[int | None] | None = None
                    ) -> Sequence[DimSize]:
@@ -1188,7 +1192,7 @@ def symbolic_shape(shape_spec: str | PolyShape | None,
   shape_spec_repr = repr(shape_spec)
   if shape_spec is None:
     shape_spec = "..."
-  elif isinstance(shape_spec, PolyShape):
+  elif isinstance(shape_spec, PolyShape):  # TODO: deprecate
     shape_spec = str(shape_spec)
   elif not isinstance(shape_spec, str):
     raise ValueError("polymorphic shape spec should be None or a string. "
diff --git a/jax/experimental/jax2tf/tests/shape_poly_test.py b/jax/experimental/jax2tf/tests/shape_poly_test.py
index 5d0ea4a75..79d02d5bd 100644
--- a/jax/experimental/jax2tf/tests/shape_poly_test.py
+++ b/jax/experimental/jax2tf/tests/shape_poly_test.py
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ from jax._src.internal_test_util import test_harnesses
 from jax._src.internal_test_util.test_harnesses import Harness, CustomArg, RandArg, StaticArg
 from jax.experimental.jax2tf.tests.jax2tf_limitations import Jax2TfLimitation
 
-PS = jax2tf.PolyShape
 _f32 = np.float32
 _i32 = np.int32
 
@@ -430,7 +429,7 @@ class ShapePolyTest(tf_test_util.JaxToTfTestCase):
     """Test conversion of actual arguments to abstract values."""
 
     def check_avals(*, arg_shapes: Sequence[Sequence[int | None]],
-                    polymorphic_shapes: Sequence[str | PS | None],
+                    polymorphic_shapes: Sequence[str | None],
                     expected_avals: Sequence[core.ShapedArray] | None = None,
                     expected_shapeenv: dict[str, int] | None = None,
                     eager_mode: bool = False):
@@ -486,27 +485,12 @@ class ShapePolyTest(tf_test_util.JaxToTfTestCase):
         polymorphic_shapes=["(_, 3)"],
         expected_avals=(shaped_array("2, 3", [2, 3]),))
 
-    check_avals(
-        arg_shapes=[(2, 3)],
-        polymorphic_shapes=[PS("_", 3)],
-        expected_avals=(shaped_array("2, 3", [2, 3]),))
-
     check_avals(
         arg_shapes=[(2, 3)],
         polymorphic_shapes=["..."],
         expected_avals=(shaped_array("2, 3", [2, 3]),))
 
-    check_avals(
-        arg_shapes=[(2, 3)],
-        polymorphic_shapes=[PS(...)],
-        expected_avals=(shaped_array("2, 3", [2, 3]),))
-
     # Partially known shapes for the arguments
-    check_avals(
-        arg_shapes=[(None, 3)],
-        polymorphic_shapes=[PS("b", ...)],
-        expected_avals=(shaped_array("(b, 3)", (2, 3)),))
-
     check_avals(
         arg_shapes=[(None, None)],
         polymorphic_shapes=["h, h"],
@@ -526,25 +510,25 @@ class ShapePolyTest(tf_test_util.JaxToTfTestCase):
     # Check cases when the specifications are polynomials
     check_avals(
         arg_shapes=[(2, 3)],
-        polymorphic_shapes=[PS("a + 1", "b + 2")],
+        polymorphic_shapes=["a + 1, b + 2"],
         eager_mode=True,
         expected_shapeenv=dict(a=1, b=1))
 
     check_avals(
         arg_shapes=[(7, 5)],
-        polymorphic_shapes=[PS("2 * a + b", "b + 2")],
+        polymorphic_shapes=["2 * a + b, b + 2"],
         eager_mode=True,
         expected_shapeenv=dict(a=2, b=3))
 
     check_avals(
         arg_shapes=[(7, 11, 4)],
-        polymorphic_shapes=[PS("2 * a + b", "b * b + 2", "b + 1")],
+        polymorphic_shapes=["2 * a + b, b * b + 2, b + 1"],
         eager_mode=True,
         expected_shapeenv=dict(a=2, b=3))
 
     check_avals(
         arg_shapes=[(7, 11, 19, 7)],
-        polymorphic_shapes=[PS("2 * a + b", "b * b + 2", "b + c * c", "2 * c + -1")],
+        polymorphic_shapes=["2 * a + b, b * b + 2, b + c * c, 2 * c + -1"],
         eager_mode=True,
         expected_shapeenv=dict(a=2, b=3, c=4))