diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/web/WebMergedContextConfiguration.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/web/WebMergedContextConfiguration.java
index 2a2aa5765e..4164c579e5 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/web/WebMergedContextConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/web/WebMergedContextConfiguration.java
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ public class WebMergedContextConfiguration extends MergedContextConfiguration {
 	 * {@link #WebMergedContextConfiguration(Class, String[], Class[], Set, String[], String[], String[], String, ContextLoader, CacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate, MergedContextConfiguration)}
 	 * instead.
 	 */
+	@Deprecated
 	public WebMergedContextConfiguration(
 			Class<?> testClass,
 			String[] locations,