diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/feature/LoggingFeature.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/feature/LoggingFeature.java
index ebda1bfab42..dbd663889dc 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/feature/LoggingFeature.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/feature/LoggingFeature.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
  * By attaching this feature to an endpoint, you
  * can specify logging. If this feature is present, an endpoint will log input
  * and output of ordinary and log messages.
+ * 
  * <pre>
  * <![CDATA[
     <jaxws:endpoint ...>
@@ -42,8 +43,11 @@
     </jaxws:endpoint>
   ]]>
   </pre>
+ * 
+ * @deprecated use the logging module rt/features/logging instead 
  */
 @NoJSR250Annotations
+@Deprecated
 @Provider(value = Type.Feature)
 public class LoggingFeature extends AbstractFeature {
     private static final int DEFAULT_LIMIT = AbstractLoggingInterceptor.DEFAULT_LIMIT;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/interceptor/LoggingInInterceptor.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/interceptor/LoggingInInterceptor.java
index fedea47c021..bf524fa2cac 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/interceptor/LoggingInInterceptor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/interceptor/LoggingInInterceptor.java
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@
 /**
  * A simple logging handler which outputs the bytes of the message to the
  * Logger.
+ * @deprecated use the logging module rt/features/logging instead
  */
 @NoJSR250Annotations
+@Deprecated
 public class LoggingInInterceptor extends AbstractLoggingInterceptor {
     private static final Logger LOG = LogUtils.getLogger(LoggingInInterceptor.class);
     
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/interceptor/LoggingOutInterceptor.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/interceptor/LoggingOutInterceptor.java
index b356e554d8b..bd4617a8d0e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/interceptor/LoggingOutInterceptor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/interceptor/LoggingOutInterceptor.java
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@
 import org.apache.cxf.phase.Phase;
 
 /**
- * 
+ * @deprecated use the logging module rt/features/logging instead
  */
 @NoJSR250Annotations
+@Deprecated
 public class LoggingOutInterceptor extends AbstractLoggingInterceptor {
     private static final Logger LOG = LogUtils.getLogger(LoggingOutInterceptor.class);
     private static final String LOG_SETUP = LoggingOutInterceptor.class.getName() + ".log-setup";