diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/Admin.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/Admin.java
index c8b91a9d31d..7b1d01631d9 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/Admin.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/Admin.java
@@ -1526,6 +1526,7 @@ public interface Admin extends Abortable, Closeable {
    * */
   void releaseSplitOrMergeLockAndRollback() throws IOException;
 
+  @Deprecated
   @InterfaceAudience.Public
   @InterfaceStability.Evolving
   public enum MasterSwitchType {
diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/CorruptedSnapshotException.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/CorruptedSnapshotException.java
index 2c6cc355008..d29c89cb58e 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/CorruptedSnapshotException.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/CorruptedSnapshotException.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public class CorruptedSnapshotException extends HBaseSnapshotException {
    * @param message full description of the failure
    * @param snapshot snapshot that was expected
    */
+  @Deprecated
   public CorruptedSnapshotException(String message, SnapshotDescription snapshot) {
     super(message, snapshot);
   }
diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/HBaseSnapshotException.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/HBaseSnapshotException.java
index 4a28461f3d2..cd2f66fa5cd 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/HBaseSnapshotException.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/HBaseSnapshotException.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class HBaseSnapshotException extends DoNotRetryIOException {
    * @param msg reason why the snapshot failed
    * @param desc description of the snapshot that is being failed
    */
+  @Deprecated
   public HBaseSnapshotException(String msg, SnapshotDescription desc) {
     super(msg);
     this.description = desc;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ public class HBaseSnapshotException extends DoNotRetryIOException {
    * @param cause root cause of the failure
    * @param desc description of the snapshot that is being failed
    */
+  @Deprecated
   public HBaseSnapshotException(String msg, Throwable cause, SnapshotDescription desc) {
     super(msg, cause);
     this.description = desc;
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ public class HBaseSnapshotException extends DoNotRetryIOException {
     super(message, e);
   }
 
+  @Deprecated
   public SnapshotDescription getSnapshotDescription() {
     return this.description;
   }
diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/RestoreSnapshotException.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/RestoreSnapshotException.java
index c36d482c88b..25cd583b03a 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/RestoreSnapshotException.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/RestoreSnapshotException.java
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.HBaseProtos.SnapshotDescriptio
 @InterfaceAudience.Public
 @InterfaceStability.Evolving
 public class RestoreSnapshotException extends HBaseSnapshotException {
+  @Deprecated
   public RestoreSnapshotException(String msg, SnapshotDescription desc) {
     super(msg, desc);
   }
 
+  @Deprecated
   public RestoreSnapshotException(String msg, Throwable cause, SnapshotDescription desc) {
     super(msg, cause, desc);
   }
diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/SnapshotCreationException.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/SnapshotCreationException.java
index 2f7d2be627b..324d41f3c6a 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/SnapshotCreationException.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/SnapshotCreationException.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public class SnapshotCreationException extends HBaseSnapshotException {
    * @param cause root cause of the failure
    * @param desc description of the snapshot attempted
    */
+  @Deprecated
   public SnapshotCreationException(String msg, Throwable cause, SnapshotDescription desc) {
     super(msg, cause, desc);
   }
diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/SnapshotDoesNotExistException.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/SnapshotDoesNotExistException.java
index d9ecd14f004..6ba45bddc92 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/SnapshotDoesNotExistException.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/SnapshotDoesNotExistException.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class SnapshotDoesNotExistException extends HBaseSnapshotException {
   /**
    * @param desc expected snapshot to find
    */
+  @Deprecated
   public SnapshotDoesNotExistException(SnapshotDescription desc) {
     super("Snapshot '" + desc.getName() +"' doesn't exist on the filesystem", desc);
   }
diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/SnapshotExistsException.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/SnapshotExistsException.java
index 172c89e70fb..ff3cdcb87c8 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/SnapshotExistsException.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/snapshot/SnapshotExistsException.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public class SnapshotExistsException extends HBaseSnapshotException {
    * @param msg full description of the failure
    * @param desc snapshot that was attempted
    */
+  @Deprecated
   public SnapshotExistsException(String msg, SnapshotDescription desc) {
     super(msg, desc);
   }