diff --git a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/Actions.java b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/Actions.java
index 7ec1feab0e0f2..ff08f1e66da01 100644
--- a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/Actions.java
+++ b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/Actions.java
@@ -338,7 +338,10 @@ public Actions dragAndDropBy(WebElement source, int xOffset, int yOffset) {
    *
    * @param pause pause duration, in milliseconds.
    * @return A self reference.
+   * 
+   * @deprecated 'Pause' is considered to be a bad design practice.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   public Actions pause(long pause) {
     action.addAction(new PauseAction(pause));
     return this;
diff --git a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/PauseAction.java b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/PauseAction.java
index 1d2aa1bdd9aee..87dc249264c56 100644
--- a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/PauseAction.java
+++ b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/PauseAction.java
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@
 
 /**
  * Takes a pause.
- * 
+ *
+ * @deprecated 'Pause' is considered to be a bad design practice.
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class PauseAction implements Action {
 
   private final long pause;