diff --git a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/JComponent.java b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/JComponent.java
index 83f88bfbfdcfb1b51c767ecfa29d63303bc49e6c..dbf4b3c3343a5e6164d88e93d3c963db2b9a2bed 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/JComponent.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/JComponent.java
@@ -5573,6 +5573,7 @@ public abstract class JComponent extends Container implements Serializable,
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
     @Override
+    @Deprecated
     public void hide() {
         boolean showing = isShowing();
         super.hide();