diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/AbstractAbstractFileNode.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/AbstractAbstractFileNode.java
index 34b5344211..c833ca0443 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/AbstractAbstractFileNode.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/AbstractAbstractFileNode.java
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractAbstractFileNode<T extends AbstractFile> extends A
      * @param sheetSet the modifiable Sheet.Set returned by
      *                 Sheet.get(Sheet.PROPERTIES)
      * @param tags     the list of tags associated with the file
+     * @deprecated
      */
     @Deprecated
     protected final void addTagProperty(Sheet.Set sheetSet, List<ContentTag> tags) {