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 55530938b40..6f8ee7a4d06 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
@@ -2340,7 +2340,9 @@ public interface Admin extends Abortable, Closeable {
    *
    * @param snapshotName name of the snapshot
    * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
+   * @deprecated Since 2.2.0. Will be removed in 3.0.0. Use {@link #deleteSnapshot(String)} instead.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   void deleteSnapshot(byte[] snapshotName) throws IOException;
 
   /**