diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStore.java
index 3395867..32226fd 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStore.java
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@
 
 /**
  * Manages inventory of flow rules using a distributed state management protocol.
+ *
+ * @deprecated in Nightingale Release (1.13)
  */
+@Deprecated
 @Component(enabled = false)
 @Service
 public class DistributedFlowRuleStore
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onosproject/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStoreTest.java b/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onosproject/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStoreTest.java
index 449190d..ceac0c2 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onosproject/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStoreTest.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onosproject/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStoreTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.Multimap;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.onlab.packet.Ip4Address;
 import org.onosproject.cluster.ClusterService;
@@ -62,7 +63,11 @@
 
 /**
  * Test class for DistributedFlowRuleStore.
+ *
+ * @deprecated in Nightingale Release (1.13)
  */
+@Deprecated
+@Ignore("The distributed flow rule store has been deprecated")
 public class DistributedFlowRuleStoreTest {
 
     DistributedFlowRuleStore flowStoreImpl;