diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AbstractRecursiveAnnotationVisitor.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AbstractRecursiveAnnotationVisitor.java
index a4a9d0baa7..fa23cebbc2 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AbstractRecursiveAnnotationVisitor.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AbstractRecursiveAnnotationVisitor.java
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 3.1.1
+ * @deprecated As of Spring Framework 5.2, this class and related classes in this
+ * package have been replaced by {@link SimpleAnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor}
+ * and related classes for internal use within the framework.
  */
 @Deprecated
 abstract class AbstractRecursiveAnnotationVisitor extends AnnotationVisitor {
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationAttributesReadingVisitor.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationAttributesReadingVisitor.java
index 5e9f357bcf..e9f1a15f38 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationAttributesReadingVisitor.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationAttributesReadingVisitor.java
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 3.0
+ * @deprecated As of Spring Framework 5.2, this class and related classes in this
+ * package have been replaced by {@link SimpleAnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor}
+ * and related classes for internal use within the framework.
  */
 @Deprecated
 final class AnnotationAttributesReadingVisitor extends RecursiveAnnotationAttributesVisitor {
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationReadingVisitorUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationReadingVisitorUtils.java
index 3c2ca2dc4c..d7c47ea266 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationReadingVisitorUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationReadingVisitorUtils.java
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 4.0
+ * @deprecated As of Spring Framework 5.2, this class and related classes in this
+ * package have been replaced by {@link SimpleAnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor}
+ * and related classes for internal use within the framework.
  */
 @Deprecated
 abstract class AnnotationReadingVisitorUtils {
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/ClassMetadataReadingVisitor.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/ClassMetadataReadingVisitor.java
index b89c7c14b2..aca2ecd8b7 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/ClassMetadataReadingVisitor.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/ClassMetadataReadingVisitor.java
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Ramnivas Laddad
  * @author Chris Beams
  * @since 2.5
+ * @deprecated As of Spring Framework 5.2, this class and related classes in this
+ * package have been replaced by {@link SimpleAnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor}
+ * and related classes for internal use within the framework.
  */
 @Deprecated
 class ClassMetadataReadingVisitor extends ClassVisitor implements ClassMetadata {
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/MethodMetadataReadingVisitor.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/MethodMetadataReadingVisitor.java
index b440a0c3e9..a4223601f6 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/MethodMetadataReadingVisitor.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/MethodMetadataReadingVisitor.java
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
  * @author Chris Beams
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @since 3.0
+ * @deprecated As of Spring Framework 5.2, this class and related classes in this
+ * package have been replaced by {@link SimpleAnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor}
+ * and related classes for internal use within the framework.
  */
 @Deprecated
 public class MethodMetadataReadingVisitor extends MethodVisitor implements MethodMetadata {
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/RecursiveAnnotationArrayVisitor.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/RecursiveAnnotationArrayVisitor.java
index 05efeb0d50..68bc0258aa 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/RecursiveAnnotationArrayVisitor.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/RecursiveAnnotationArrayVisitor.java
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
  * @author Chris Beams
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 3.1.1
+ * @deprecated As of Spring Framework 5.2, this class and related classes in this
+ * package have been replaced by {@link SimpleAnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor}
+ * and related classes for internal use within the framework.
  */
 @Deprecated
 class RecursiveAnnotationArrayVisitor extends AbstractRecursiveAnnotationVisitor {
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/RecursiveAnnotationAttributesVisitor.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/RecursiveAnnotationAttributesVisitor.java
index fcc30c89cc..b5953c8dad 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/RecursiveAnnotationAttributesVisitor.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/RecursiveAnnotationAttributesVisitor.java
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
  * @author Chris Beams
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 3.1.1
+ * @deprecated As of Spring Framework 5.2, this class and related classes in this
+ * package have been replaced by {@link SimpleAnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor}
+ * and related classes for internal use within the framework.
  */
 @Deprecated
 class RecursiveAnnotationAttributesVisitor extends AbstractRecursiveAnnotationVisitor {