diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/behaviour/PortDiscovery.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/behaviour/PortDiscovery.java
index 7847cd5..6e22e7f 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/behaviour/PortDiscovery.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/behaviour/PortDiscovery.java
@@ -26,12 +26,18 @@
 /**
  * Discovers the set of ports from a device through a device specific protocol.
  * The returned ports are not retrieved from the information stored in ONOS.
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.6.0 Goldeneye. Use DeviceDescriptionDiscovery instead
  */
+@Deprecated
 public interface PortDiscovery extends HandlerBehaviour {
 
     /**
      * Retrieves the set of ports from a device.
+     *
      * @return a set of port descriptions.
+     * @deprecated 1.6.0 Goldeneye. Use DeviceDescriptionDiscovery instead
      */
+    @Deprecated
     List<PortDescription> getPorts();
 }
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