diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/ognl/accessor/XWorkObjectPropertyAccessor.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/ognl/accessor/XWorkObjectPropertyAccessor.java
index c518d42cca..12641a116b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/ognl/accessor/XWorkObjectPropertyAccessor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/ognl/accessor/XWorkObjectPropertyAccessor.java
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 
 /**
  * @author Gabe
+ * @deprecated since 7.3.0, this accessor is no longer used by the framework and will be removed in a future version.
  */
+@Deprecated(since = "7.3.0", forRemoval = true)
 public class XWorkObjectPropertyAccessor extends ObjectPropertyAccessor {
     @Override
     public Object getProperty(OgnlContext context, Object target, Object oname) throws OgnlException {