diff --git a/maven-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/logging/Log.java b/maven-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/logging/Log.java
index 04d85bd960cc..2928d9fc94c0 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/logging/Log.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/logging/Log.java
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@
  * rather than formatting first by calling <code>toString()</code>.
  *
  * @author jdcasey
- *
- * @deprecated Use SLF4J directly
  */
-@Deprecated
 public interface Log
 {
     /**