diff --git a/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/AnnotationUtilsTest.java b/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/AnnotationUtilsTest.java
index 34553fe68fbbffe6260f4d6f552a3358bf9c59cf..5c2b715045127064f1656739a579417a3d2222af 100644
--- a/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/AnnotationUtilsTest.java
+++ b/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/AnnotationUtilsTest.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public final class AnnotationUtilsTest
 
     private static class A
     {
-
+        @Deprecated
         protected Object a;
 
         protected Object b;
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ public final class AnnotationUtilsTest
 
     private final static class B extends A
     {
+        @Deprecated
+        protected Object x;
 
         //
         // A