diff --git a/xml/xml-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/lexer/XHtmlHighlightingLexer.java b/xml/xml-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/lexer/XHtmlHighlightingLexer.java
index 7bec7b52fab9..c59e54aa3f6b 100644
--- a/xml/xml-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/lexer/XHtmlHighlightingLexer.java
+++ b/xml/xml-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/lexer/XHtmlHighlightingLexer.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package com.intellij.lexer;
 /**
  * @deprecated Use or extend {@link XHtmlLexer} directly with {@code highlightMode} set to {@code true}
  */
-@Deprecated
+@Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
 public class XHtmlHighlightingLexer extends XHtmlLexer {
 
   public XHtmlHighlightingLexer() {