diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/InitialDirContextFactory.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/InitialDirContextFactory.java
index 48c61e7c2a..f0d84d5046 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/InitialDirContextFactory.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/InitialDirContextFactory.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import javax.naming.directory.DirContext;
  *
  * @see org.springframework.security.ldap.DefaultInitialDirContextFactory
  *
+ * @deprecated Use SpringSecurityContextSource instead
  * @author Luke Taylor
  * @version $Id$
  */