diff --git a/pmd-javascript/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/ast/AbstractInfixEcmascriptNode.java b/pmd-javascript/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/ast/AbstractInfixEcmascriptNode.java
index f447315db9..59d2e3d861 100644
--- a/pmd-javascript/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/ast/AbstractInfixEcmascriptNode.java
+++ b/pmd-javascript/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript/ast/AbstractInfixEcmascriptNode.java
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import org.mozilla.javascript.ast.InfixExpression;
 
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.annotation.InternalApi;
 
+@Deprecated
+@InternalApi
 public class AbstractInfixEcmascriptNode<T extends InfixExpression> extends AbstractEcmascriptNode<T> {
 
     @Deprecated