diff --git a/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/ClusterState.java b/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/ClusterState.java
index d4d2ad95aad..a6719cc010f 100644
--- a/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/ClusterState.java
+++ b/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/ClusterState.java
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ public class ClusterState implements JSONWriter.Writable {
 
   /**
    * @return Map<collectionName, Map<sliceName,Slice>>
-   * @deprecated
    */
+  @Deprecated
   public Map<String, DocCollection> getCollectionStates() {
     return Collections.unmodifiableMap(collectionStates);
   }