diff --git a/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDataSource.java b/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDataSource.java
index f44005478..eeb9907a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDataSource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDataSource.java
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ public void setAADSecurePrincipalId(String AADSecurePrincipalId) {
      * @deprecated
      */
     @Override
-    @Deprecated
+    @Deprecated(since = "9.4.1", forRemoval = true)
     public void setAADSecurePrincipalSecret(String AADSecurePrincipalSecret) {
         setStringProperty(connectionProps, SQLServerDriverStringProperty.AAD_SECURE_PRINCIPAL_SECRET.toString(),
                 AADSecurePrincipalSecret);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerSecurityUtility.java b/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerSecurityUtility.java
index 4f3f41a02..26df5bb5e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerSecurityUtility.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerSecurityUtility.java
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ class SQLServerSecurityUtility {
     // Environment variable for additionally allowed tenants. The tenantIds are comma delimited
     private static final String ADDITIONALLY_ALLOWED_TENANTS = "ADDITIONALLY_ALLOWED_TENANTS";
 
+    private SQLServerSecurityUtility() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException(SQLServerException.getErrString("R_notSupported"));
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Give the hash of given plain text
      *