diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/segmentrouting/XConnectHandler.java b/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/segmentrouting/XConnectHandler.java
index 96c1a38..5dafb3f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/segmentrouting/XConnectHandler.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/segmentrouting/XConnectHandler.java
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@
 
 /**
  * Handles cross connect related events.
+ *
+ * @deprecated in ONOS 1.12. Replaced by {@link org.onosproject.segmentrouting.xconnect.impl.XconnectManager}
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class XConnectHandler {
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(XConnectHandler.class);
     private static final String CONFIG_NOT_FOUND = "XConnect config not found";