diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/TrafficTreatment.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/TrafficTreatment.java
index ba82e92..9be4b52 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/TrafficTreatment.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/TrafficTreatment.java
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@
          *
          * @param etherType an ether type
          * @return a treatment builder.
+         * @deprecated in Drake Release
          */
         @Deprecated
         Builder popMpls(int etherType);
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@
          *
          * @param type the table type
          * @return a treatement builder
+         * @deprecated in Cardinal Release
          */
         @Deprecated
         Builder transition(FlowRule.Type type);
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java
index f285496..0347694 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@
      *
      * @param sigType optical signal type (8 bits unsigned integer)
      * @return match criterion
+     * @deprecated in Cardinal Release
      */
     @Deprecated
     public static Criterion matchOpticalSignalType(short sigType) {
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/OpticalSignalTypeCriterion.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/OpticalSignalTypeCriterion.java
index ecf605f..b712675 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/OpticalSignalTypeCriterion.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/OpticalSignalTypeCriterion.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 /**
  * Implementation of optical signal type criterion (8 bits unsigned
  * integer).
+ *
+ * @deprecated in Cardinal Release
  */
 @Deprecated
 public final class OpticalSignalTypeCriterion implements Criterion {
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/FlowRuleIntent.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/FlowRuleIntent.java
index 9f879cf..0646a00 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/FlowRuleIntent.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/FlowRuleIntent.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
      *
      * @param appId     application id
      * @param flowRules flow rules to be set.
+     * @deprecated in Cardinal Release
      */
     @Deprecated
     public FlowRuleIntent(ApplicationId appId, List<FlowRule> flowRules) {