diff --git a/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/support/nativejdbc/NativeJdbcExtractor.java b/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/support/nativejdbc/NativeJdbcExtractor.java
index ca6d2ebb7de4..a0afd82b077e 100644
--- a/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/support/nativejdbc/NativeJdbcExtractor.java
+++ b/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/support/nativejdbc/NativeJdbcExtractor.java
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@
  * @see CommonsDbcpNativeJdbcExtractor
  * @see org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate#setNativeJdbcExtractor
  * @see org.springframework.jdbc.support.lob.OracleLobHandler#setNativeJdbcExtractor
+ * @deprecated as of Spring 4.4, in favor of java.sql.Connection.unwrap()
  */
+@Deprecated
 public interface NativeJdbcExtractor {
 
 	/**