diff --git a/src/org/apache/xml/serializer/ToHTMLSAXHandler.java b/src/org/apache/xml/serializer/ToHTMLSAXHandler.java
index 73cdf52..097d3a0 100644
--- a/src/org/apache/xml/serializer/ToHTMLSAXHandler.java
+++ b/src/org/apache/xml/serializer/ToHTMLSAXHandler.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
  * 
  * This class is not a public API.
  * 
+ * @deprecated As of Xalan 2.7.1, replaced by the use of {@link ToXMLSAXHandler}.
+ * 
  * @xsl.usage internal
  */
 public final class ToHTMLSAXHandler extends ToSAXHandler
diff --git a/src/org/apache/xml/serializer/ToTextSAXHandler.java b/src/org/apache/xml/serializer/ToTextSAXHandler.java
index 2ba5da4..78c6ab0 100644
--- a/src/org/apache/xml/serializer/ToTextSAXHandler.java
+++ b/src/org/apache/xml/serializer/ToTextSAXHandler.java
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
  * 
  * This class is only to be used internally. This class is not a public API.
  * 
+ * @deprecated As of Xalan 2.7.1, replaced by the use of {@link ToXMLSAXHandler}.
+ * 
  * @xsl.usage internal
  */
 public final class ToTextSAXHandler extends ToSAXHandler