Please take a look at http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~weijun/8146619/webrev.00/
Basically, the following changes are made to all 7 classes: + * This class is subject to removal in a future version of Java SE. */ -@Deprecated +@Deprecated(since="1.4", forRemoval=true) public class Xyz { I still find it a little uneasy to directly remove them before making an announcement, so we will remove them in jdk10. Thanks Max