diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/Copy.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/Copy.java
index 94aa27fe5..efc8e80b3 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/Copy.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/Copy.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package net.i2p.util;
 /**
  * Usage: Copy from to
  *
+ * @deprecated only for use by installer, to be removed from i2p.jar, use FileUtil.copy()
  */
 public class Copy {
     public static void main(String args[]) {
diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/Delete.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/Delete.java
index 5e5c84c39..abfcd7893 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/Delete.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/Delete.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package net.i2p.util;
 /**
  * Usage: Delete name
  *
+ * @deprecated only for use by installer, to be removed from i2p.jar, use FileUtil.rmdir()
  */
 public class Delete {
     public static void main(String args[]) {
diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/Exec.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/Exec.java
index 7d3118e71..d805ed96f 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/Exec.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/Exec.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import java.io.File;
 /**
  * Usage: Exec dir command [args ...]
  *
+ * @deprecated only for use by installer, to be removed from i2p.jar, use ShellCommand
  */
 public class Exec {
     public static void main(String args[]) {