diff --git a/floris/tools/visualization.py b/floris/tools/visualization.py
index 529e9f8da..18efebdc6 100644
--- a/floris/tools/visualization.py
+++ b/floris/tools/visualization.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import copy
+import warnings
 from typing import Union
 
 import matplotlib as mpl
@@ -40,9 +41,10 @@ def plot_turbines(
     yaw_angles,
     rotor_diameters,
     color: str | None = None,
-    wind_direction: float = 270.0,
 ):
     """
+    This function is deprecated and will be removed in v3.5, use `plot_turbines_with_fi` instead.
+
     Plot wind plant layout from turbine locations.
 
     Args:
@@ -50,21 +52,20 @@ def plot_turbines(
         layout_x (np.array): Wind turbine locations (east-west).
         layout_y (np.array): Wind turbine locations (north-south).
         yaw_angles (np.array): Yaw angles of each wind turbine.
-        D (float): Wind turbine rotor diameter.
-        color (str): Pyplot color option to plot the turbines.
-        wind_direction (float): Wind direction (rotates farm)
+        rotor_diameters (np.array): Wind turbine rotor diameter.
+        color (str): pyplot color option to plot the turbines.
     """
+    warnings.warn(
+        "The `plot_turbines` function is deprecated and will be removed in v3.5, "
+        "use `plot_turbines_with_fi` instead.",
+        DeprecationWarning,
+        stacklevel=2  # This prints the calling function and this function in the warning
+    )
+
     if color is None:
         color = "k"
 
-    # Rotate layout to inertial frame for plotting turbines relative to wind direction
-    coordinates_array = np.array([[x, y, 0.0] for x, y in list(zip(layout_x, layout_y))])
-    layout_x, layout_y, _, _, _ = rotate_coordinates_rel_west(
-        np.array([wind_direction]),
-        coordinates_array
-    )
-
-    for x, y, yaw, d in zip(layout_x[0,0], layout_y[0,0], yaw_angles, rotor_diameters):
+    for x, y, yaw, d in zip(layout_x, layout_y, yaw_angles, rotor_diameters):
         R = d / 2.0
         x_0 = x + np.sin(np.deg2rad(yaw)) * R
         x_1 = x - np.sin(np.deg2rad(yaw)) * R
@@ -75,14 +76,16 @@ def plot_turbines(
 
 def plot_turbines_with_fi(
     fi: FlorisInterface,
-    ax=None,
-    color=None,
-    wd=None,
-    yaw_angles=None,
+    ax: plt.Axes = None,
+    color: str = None,
+    wd: np.ndarray = None,
+    yaw_angles: np.ndarray = None,
 ):
     """
-    Wrapper function to plot turbines which extracts the data
-    from a FLORIS interface object
+    Plot the wind plant layout from turbine locations gotten from a FlorisInterface object.
+    Note that this function automatically uses the first wind direction and first wind speed.
+    Generally, it is most explicit to create a new FlorisInterface with only the single
+    wind condition that should be plotted.
 
     Args:
         fi (:py:class:`floris.tools.floris_interface.FlorisInterface`): FlorisInterface object.
@@ -101,15 +104,17 @@ def plot_turbines_with_fi(
     # Rotate yaw angles to inertial frame for plotting turbines relative to wind direction
     yaw_angles = yaw_angles - wind_delta(np.array(wd))
 
-    plot_turbines(
-        ax,
-        fi.layout_x,
-        fi.layout_y,
-        yaw_angles.flatten(),
-        fi.floris.farm.rotor_diameters.flatten(),
-        color=color,
-        wind_direction=fi.floris.flow_field.wind_directions[0],
-    )
+    if color is None:
+        color = "k"
+
+    rotor_diameters = fi.floris.farm.rotor_diameters.flatten()
+    for x, y, yaw, d in zip(fi.layout_x, fi.layout_y, yaw_angles[0,0], rotor_diameters):
+        R = d / 2.0
+        x_0 = x + np.sin(np.deg2rad(yaw)) * R
+        x_1 = x - np.sin(np.deg2rad(yaw)) * R
+        y_0 = y - np.cos(np.deg2rad(yaw)) * R
+        y_1 = y + np.cos(np.deg2rad(yaw)) * R
+        ax.plot([x_0, x_1], [y_0, y_1], color=color)
 
 
 def add_turbine_id_labels(fi: FlorisInterface, ax: plt.Axes, **kwargs):