diff --git a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/FileReporter.java b/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/FileReporter.java
index 75de5b14d5..d7e1fa16dd 100644
--- a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/FileReporter.java
+++ b/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/cpd/FileReporter.java
@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@ import java.io.Writer;
 
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.renderer.CPDRenderer;
+
 /**
  * @author Philippe T'Seyen
+ * @deprecated {@link CPDRenderer} directly renders to a Writer
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class FileReporter {
     private File reportFile;
     private String encoding;