diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/link/DefaultLinkResourceRequest.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/link/DefaultLinkResourceRequest.java
index f8e143a..b57465f 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/link/DefaultLinkResourceRequest.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/resource/link/DefaultLinkResourceRequest.java
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@
 
 /**
  * Implementation of {@link LinkResourceRequest}.
+ *
+ * @deprecated in Emu Release
  */
+@Deprecated
 public final class DefaultLinkResourceRequest implements LinkResourceRequest {
 
     private final IntentId intentId;