diff --git a/activemq-optional/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/axis/ActiveMQVendorAdapter.java b/activemq-optional/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/axis/ActiveMQVendorAdapter.java
index 2884c2eacd..a1675998e6 100755
--- a/activemq-optional/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/axis/ActiveMQVendorAdapter.java
+++ b/activemq-optional/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/axis/ActiveMQVendorAdapter.java
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ import org.apache.axis.transport.jms.JMSURLHelper;
  * An adapter for using ActiveMQ inside <a
  * href="http://ws.apache.org/axis/">Apache Axis</a>
  * 
- * 
+ * @deprecated will be removed from ActiveMQ 5.8 onwards.
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class ActiveMQVendorAdapter extends BeanVendorAdapter {
 
     /**