diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-ejb-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ejb/EjbMojo.java b/maven-plugins/maven-ejb-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ejb/EjbMojo.java
index 4287da099b..4c38904ceb 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-ejb-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ejb/EjbMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-ejb-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ejb/EjbMojo.java
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ public class EjbMojo
      *
      * @parameter expression="${project.build.finalName}"
      * @required
-     * @deprecated "Please use the finalName element of build instead"
      */
     private String jarName;