diff --git a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/KryoNamespace.java b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/KryoNamespace.java
index 2aca86d..16bc971 100644
--- a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/KryoNamespace.java
+++ b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/KryoNamespace.java
@@ -564,6 +564,8 @@
             return begin;
         }
 
+        // deprecated in 1.14.0 to be made private
+        @Deprecated
         public ImmutableList<Pair<Class<?>[], Serializer<?>>> types() {
             return types;
         }