diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/data/i2cp/I2CPMessageReader.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/data/i2cp/I2CPMessageReader.java
index 461c4b08a4f9dbf25de23be53c896e406e818540..057892b65fde0b8bf9976c7ade0d3044a0b36f0c 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/data/i2cp/I2CPMessageReader.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/data/i2cp/I2CPMessageReader.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class I2CPMessageReader {
 
     /**
      * Have the already started reader pause its reading indefinitely
-     *
+     * @deprecated unused
      */
     public void pauseReading() {
         _reader.pauseRunner();
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class I2CPMessageReader {
 
     /**
      * Resume reading after a pause
-     *
+     * @deprecated unused
      */
     public void resumeReading() {
         _reader.resumeRunner();
@@ -123,10 +123,12 @@ public class I2CPMessageReader {
             _stayAlive = true;
         }
 
+        /** deprecated unused */
         public void pauseRunner() {
             _doRun = false;
         }
 
+        /** deprecated unused */
         public void resumeRunner() {
             _doRun = true;
         }
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/data/i2np/I2NPMessageReader.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/data/i2np/I2NPMessageReader.java
index 68dabbcc711cc6f47fbef064ff9f23c0a4a11286..fd3e7063bd290ded9ab4cfcaac8d752fb6138f09 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/data/i2np/I2NPMessageReader.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/data/i2np/I2NPMessageReader.java
@@ -56,16 +56,19 @@ public class I2NPMessageReader {
      *
      */
     public void startReading() { _readerThread.start(); }
+
     /**
      * Have the already started reader pause its reading indefinitely
-     *
+     * @deprecated unused
      */
     public void pauseReading() { _reader.pauseRunner(); }
+
     /**
      * Resume reading after a pause
-     *
+     * @deprecated unused
      */
     public void resumeReading() { _reader.resumeRunner(); }
+
     /**
      * Cancel reading.
      *
@@ -106,8 +109,13 @@ public class I2NPMessageReader {
             _stayAlive = true;
             _handler = new I2NPMessageHandler(_context);
         }
+
+        /** deprecated unused */
         public void pauseRunner() { _doRun = false; }
+
+        /** deprecated unused */
         public void resumeRunner() { _doRun = true; }
+
         public void cancelRunner() {
             _doRun = false;
             _stayAlive = false;