diff --git a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/Connection.java b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/Connection.java
index 1fefe754009..5ac5c72a6c6 100644
--- a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/Connection.java
+++ b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/Connection.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.jetty.io;
 
+import java.io.Closeable;
+
 import org.eclipse.jetty.util.Callback;
 
 /**
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ import org.eclipse.jetty.util.Callback;
  * and when the {@link EndPoint} signals read readyness, this {@link Connection} can
  * read bytes from the network and interpret them.</p>
  */
-public interface Connection extends AutoCloseable
+public interface Connection extends Closeable
 {
     public void addListener(Listener listener);
 
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/NetworkConnector.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/NetworkConnector.java
index d7304d8fc32..fbbffb6d032 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/NetworkConnector.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/NetworkConnector.java
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.jetty.server;
 
+import java.io.Closeable;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 /**
  * <p>A {@link Connector} for TCP/IP network connectors</p>
  */
-public interface NetworkConnector extends Connector, AutoCloseable
+public interface NetworkConnector extends Connector, Closeable
 {
     /**
      * <p>Performs the activities needed to open the network communication
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ public interface NetworkConnector extends Connector, AutoCloseable
      * (for example, to stop accepting network connections).</p>
      * Once a connector has been closed, it cannot be opened again without first
      * calling {@link #stop()} and it will not be active again until a subsequent call to {@link #start()}
-     * @throws IOException if this connector cannot be closed
      */
     @Override
     void close();