diff --git a/software/cm/salt/src/main/java/org/apache/brooklyn/entity/cm/salt/impl/SaltLifecycleEffectorTasks.java b/software/cm/salt/src/main/java/org/apache/brooklyn/entity/cm/salt/impl/SaltLifecycleEffectorTasks.java
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.brooklyn.entity.cm.salt.impl;
+
+import org.apache.brooklyn.api.location.MachineLocation;
+import org.apache.brooklyn.entity.cm.salt.SaltConfig;
+import org.apache.brooklyn.entity.software.base.lifecycle.MachineLifecycleEffectorTasks;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+import com.google.common.base.Supplier;
+
+/**
+ * Kept only for rebinding to historic persisted state; not used.
+ * Not preserving the functionality of any such persisted entities; just ensuring it deserializes.
+ */
+@Beta
+class SaltLifecycleEffectorTasks extends MachineLifecycleEffectorTasks implements SaltConfig {
+
+    @Override
+    protected String startProcessesAtMachine(Supplier<MachineLocation> machineS) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Legacy SaltEntity no longer supported");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected String stopProcessesAtMachine() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Legacy SaltEntity no longer supported");
+    }
+    
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    private void startWithSshAsync() {
+        new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Legacy SaltEntity no longer supported");
+            }
+        };
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Legacy SaltEntity no longer supported");
+    }
+}