They don't seem to be going away. The linked document says:
> Option 4: Migrate manually to a Classic Load Balancer in a VPC
> The following information provides general instructions for manually creating a new Classic Load Balancer in a VPC based on a Classic Load Balancer in EC2-Classic. You can migrate using the AWS Management Console, the AWS CLI, or an AWS SDK. For more information, see Tutorial: Create a Classic Load Balancer in the User Guide for Classic Load Balancers.