diff --git a/marklogic-client-api/src/main/java/com/marklogic/client/extra/xom/XOMHandle.java b/marklogic-client-api/src/main/java/com/marklogic/client/extra/xom/XOMHandle.java
index b1c25af8f..ca09d5168 100644
--- a/marklogic-client-api/src/main/java/com/marklogic/client/extra/xom/XOMHandle.java
+++ b/marklogic-client-api/src/main/java/com/marklogic/client/extra/xom/XOMHandle.java
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@
 /**
  * A XOM Handle represents XML content as a XOM document for reading or writing.
  * You must install the XOM library to use this class.
+ * @deprecated
+ * Changed to Gradle.
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class XOMHandle
   extends BaseHandle<InputStream, OutputStreamSender>
   implements OutputStreamSender, BufferableHandle, ContentHandle<Document>,