diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/XmlUpdateRequestHandler.java b/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/XmlUpdateRequestHandler.java
index 7fdd138224a..c8183f25077 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/XmlUpdateRequestHandler.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/XmlUpdateRequestHandler.java
@@ -56,8 +56,20 @@ public class XmlUpdateRequestHandler extends ContentStreamHandlerBase {
 
   public static final String OVERWRITE = "overwrite";
   public static final String COMMIT_WITHIN = "commitWithin";
-  public static final String OVERWRITE_COMMITTED = "overwriteCommitted"; // @Deprecated
-  public static final String OVERWRITE_PENDING = "overwritePending";  // @Deprecated
+  
+  /**
+   * @deprecated use {@link #OVERWRITE}
+   */
+  public static final String OVERWRITE_COMMITTED = "overwriteCommitted";
+  
+  /**
+   * @deprecated use {@link #OVERWRITE}
+   */
+  public static final String OVERWRITE_PENDING = "overwritePending";
+
+  /**
+   * @deprecated use {@link #OVERWRITE}
+   */
   public static final String ALLOW_DUPS = "allowDups";
 
   XMLInputFactory inputFactory;