diff --git a/json-path-assert/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonassert/JsonAssert.java b/json-path-assert/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonassert/JsonAssert.java
index 7852e79a..34bf920c 100644
--- a/json-path-assert/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonassert/JsonAssert.java
+++ b/json-path-assert/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonassert/JsonAssert.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import java.text.ParseException;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+@Deprecated
 public class JsonAssert {
 
     /**
diff --git a/json-path-assert/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonassert/JsonAsserter.java b/json-path-assert/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonassert/JsonAsserter.java
index 2a152fbb..774aede7 100644
--- a/json-path-assert/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonassert/JsonAsserter.java
+++ b/json-path-assert/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonassert/JsonAsserter.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.jayway.jsonassert;
 
 import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
 
+@Deprecated
 public interface JsonAsserter {
 
     /**