diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionCoprocessorHost.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionCoprocessorHost.java
index c4e68c234077..14ea81817a51 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionCoprocessorHost.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionCoprocessorHost.java
@@ -952,11 +952,7 @@ public void call(RegionObserver observer) throws IOException {
    * @param get      - the get that could be used Note that the get only does not specify the family
    *                 and qualifier that should be used
    * @return true if default processing should be bypassed
-   * @deprecated In hbase-2.0.0. Will be removed in hbase-4.0.0. Added explicitly for a single
-   *             Coprocessor for its needs only. Will be removed. VisibilityController still needs
-   *             this, need to change the logic there first.
    */
-  @Deprecated
   public boolean prePrepareTimeStampForDeleteVersion(final Mutation mutation, final Cell kv,
     final byte[] byteNow, final Get get) throws IOException {
     if (coprocEnvironments.isEmpty()) {
@@ -1614,10 +1610,6 @@ public void call(EndpointObserver observer) throws IOException {
       });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Since 2.0 with out any replacement and will be removed in 3.0
-   */
-  @Deprecated
   public DeleteTracker postInstantiateDeleteTracker(DeleteTracker result) throws IOException {
     if (this.coprocEnvironments.isEmpty()) {
       return result;