diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/DenseUnionVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/DenseUnionVector.java
index c1991f65b92..6ce20dcbc15 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/DenseUnionVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/DenseUnionVector.java
@@ -207,6 +207,13 @@ private void setReaderAndWriterIndex() {
     offsetBuffer.writerIndex((long) valueCount * OFFSET_WIDTH);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @deprecated This API will be removed as the current implementations no longer support inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @return the inner vectors for this field as defined by the TypeLayout
+   */
   @Override
   @Deprecated
   public List<BufferBacked> getFieldInnerVectors() {
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/UnionVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/UnionVector.java
index bd5202977b8..6bb26a8ae6d 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/UnionVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/UnionVector.java
@@ -189,8 +189,15 @@ private void setReaderAndWriterIndex() {
     typeBuffer.writerIndex(valueCount * TYPE_WIDTH);
   }
 
-  @Override
+  /**
+   * Get the inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @deprecated This API will be removed as the current implementations no longer support inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @return the inner vectors for this field as defined by the TypeLayout
+   */
   @Deprecated
+  @Override
   public List<BufferBacked> getFieldInnerVectors() {
      throw new UnsupportedOperationException("There are no inner vectors. Use geFieldBuffers");
   }
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/ValueHolders.java b/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/ValueHolders.java
index 789c00af085..973efd870a6 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/ValueHolders.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/ValueHolders.java
@@ -53,17 +53,19 @@ public final class ${className} implements ValueHolder{
     <#list fields as field>
     public ${field.type} ${field.name};
     </#list>
-    
-    @Deprecated
+
+    /**
+     * Reason for not supporting the operation is that ValueHolders are potential scalar
+     * replacements and hence we don't want any methods to be invoked on them.
+     */
     public int hashCode(){
       throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
 
-    /*
-     * Reason for deprecation is that ValueHolders are potential scalar replacements
-     * and hence we don't want any methods to be invoked on them.
+    /**
+     * Reason for not supporting the operation is that ValueHolders are potential scalar
+     * replacements and hence we don't want any methods to be invoked on them.
      */
-    @Deprecated
     public String toString(){
       throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseFixedWidthVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseFixedWidthVector.java
index ea31a4f7846..ded58b22b00 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseFixedWidthVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseFixedWidthVector.java
@@ -457,8 +457,15 @@ public void reAlloc() {
     lastValueCapacity = getValueCapacity();
   }
 
-  @Override
+  /**
+   * Get the inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @deprecated This API will be removed as the current implementations no longer support inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @return the inner vectors for this field as defined by the TypeLayout
+   */
   @Deprecated
+  @Override
   public List<BufferBacked> getFieldInnerVectors() {
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException("There are no inner vectors. Use getFieldBuffers");
   }
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseLargeVariableWidthVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseLargeVariableWidthVector.java
index 64c79483288..90694db830c 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseLargeVariableWidthVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseLargeVariableWidthVector.java
@@ -254,6 +254,13 @@ public void clear() {
     valueCount = 0;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @deprecated This API will be removed as the current implementations no longer support inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @return the inner vectors for this field as defined by the TypeLayout
+   */
   @Override
   @Deprecated
   public List<BufferBacked> getFieldInnerVectors() {
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseVariableWidthVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseVariableWidthVector.java
index 7fd19196733..bbfaecb9742 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseVariableWidthVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseVariableWidthVector.java
@@ -272,8 +272,15 @@ public void clear() {
     valueCount = 0;
   }
 
-  @Override
+  /**
+   * Get the inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @deprecated This API will be removed as the current implementations no longer support inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @return the inner vectors for this field as defined by the TypeLayout
+   */
   @Deprecated
+  @Override
   public List<BufferBacked> getFieldInnerVectors() {
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException("There are no inner vectors. Use getFieldBuffers");
   }
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ExtensionTypeVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ExtensionTypeVector.java
index 516077d8328..57a04bc5a36 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ExtensionTypeVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ExtensionTypeVector.java
@@ -214,6 +214,14 @@ public List<ArrowBuf> getFieldBuffers() {
     return underlyingVector.getFieldBuffers();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @deprecated This API will be removed as the current implementations no longer support inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @return the inner vectors for this field as defined by the TypeLayout
+   */
+  @Deprecated
   @Override
   public List<BufferBacked> getFieldInnerVectors() {
     return underlyingVector.getFieldInnerVectors();
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/FieldVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/FieldVector.java
index 2723fd71f76..b00581a040e 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/FieldVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/FieldVector.java
@@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ public interface FieldVector extends ValueVector {
   /**
    * Get the inner vectors.
    *
+   * @deprecated This API will be removed as the current implementations no longer support inner vectors.
+   *
    * @return the inner vectors for this field as defined by the TypeLayout
    */
+  @Deprecated
   List<BufferBacked> getFieldInnerVectors();
 
   /**
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/NullVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/NullVector.java
index db9a8acfd83..501e0ebd340 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/NullVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/NullVector.java
@@ -166,6 +166,14 @@ public List<ArrowBuf> getFieldBuffers() {
     return Collections.emptyList();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @deprecated This API will be removed as the current implementations no longer support inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @return the inner vectors for this field as defined by the TypeLayout
+   */
+  @Deprecated
   @Override
   public List<BufferBacked> getFieldInnerVectors() {
     return Collections.emptyList();
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/BaseRepeatedValueVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/BaseRepeatedValueVector.java
index f96c7423050..62d4a1299de 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/BaseRepeatedValueVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/BaseRepeatedValueVector.java
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ protected void reallocOffsetBuffer() {
     offsetAllocationSizeInBytes = newAllocationSize;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the offset vector.
+   * @deprecated This API will be removed, as the current implementations no longer hold inner offset vectors.
+   *
+   * @return the underlying offset vector or null if none exists.
+   */
   @Override
   @Deprecated
   public UInt4Vector getOffsetVector() {
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/FixedSizeListVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/FixedSizeListVector.java
index c22cba43c56..0d418501065 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/FixedSizeListVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/FixedSizeListVector.java
@@ -183,8 +183,15 @@ private void setReaderAndWriterIndex() {
     validityBuffer.writerIndex(getValidityBufferSizeFromCount(valueCount));
   }
 
-  @Override
+  /**
+   * Get the inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @deprecated This API will be removed as the current implementations no longer support inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @return the inner vectors for this field as defined by the TypeLayout
+   */
   @Deprecated
+  @Override
   public List<BufferBacked> getFieldInnerVectors() {
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException("There are no inner vectors. Use getFieldBuffers");
   }
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/LargeListVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/LargeListVector.java
index 31e30cc44d4..5bb0c3b0ee6 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/LargeListVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/LargeListVector.java
@@ -273,8 +273,15 @@ private void setReaderAndWriterIndex() {
     }
   }
 
-  @Override
+  /**
+   * Get the inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @deprecated This API will be removed as the current implementations no longer support inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @return the inner vectors for this field as defined by the TypeLayout
+   */
   @Deprecated
+  @Override
   public List<BufferBacked> getFieldInnerVectors() {
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException("There are no inner vectors. Use getFieldBuffers");
   }
@@ -442,7 +449,14 @@ public void copyFrom(int inIndex, int outIndex, ValueVector from) {
     ComplexCopier.copy(in, out);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the offset vector.
+   * @deprecated This API will be removed, as the current implementations no longer hold inner offset vectors.
+   *
+   * @return the underlying offset vector or null if none exists.
+   */
   @Override
+  @Deprecated
   public UInt4Vector getOffsetVector() {
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException("There is no inner offset vector");
   }
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/ListVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/ListVector.java
index 7e969263cb9..f57802c2a1f 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/ListVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/ListVector.java
@@ -246,8 +246,15 @@ private void setReaderAndWriterIndex() {
     }
   }
 
-  @Override
+  /**
+   * Get the inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @deprecated This API will be removed as the current implementations no longer support inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @return the inner vectors for this field as defined by the TypeLayout
+   */
   @Deprecated
+  @Override
   public List<BufferBacked> getFieldInnerVectors() {
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException("There are no inner vectors. Use getFieldBuffers");
   }
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/RepeatedValueVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/RepeatedValueVector.java
index f39ab27b1b2..1cae881dde5 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/RepeatedValueVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/RepeatedValueVector.java
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@ public interface RepeatedValueVector extends ValueVector, DensityAwareVector {
 
   /**
    * Get the offset vector.
+   * @deprecated This API will be removed, as the current implementations no longer hold inner offset vectors.
+   *
    * @return the underlying offset vector or null if none exists.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   UInt4Vector getOffsetVector();
 
   /**
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/StructVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/StructVector.java
index 18d8eec615d..2dabc6e0149 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/StructVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/StructVector.java
@@ -141,8 +141,15 @@ private void setReaderAndWriterIndex() {
     validityBuffer.writerIndex(BitVectorHelper.getValidityBufferSize(valueCount));
   }
 
-  @Override
+  /**
+   * Get the inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @deprecated This API will be removed as the current implementations no longer support inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @return the inner vectors for this field as defined by the TypeLayout
+   */
   @Deprecated
+  @Override
   public List<BufferBacked> getFieldInnerVectors() {
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException("There are no inner vectors. Use getFieldBuffers");
   }