diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/Mappers.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/Mappers.java
index fcf0db2bd6..efc6a981c3 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/Mappers.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/Mappers.java
@@ -87,11 +87,19 @@ public static <T extends HasMetadata> SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<T> fromOwnerRefer
         clusterScoped);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @deprecated use {@link #fromOwnerReferences(Class)}
+   */
+  @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
   public static <T extends HasMetadata> SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<T> fromOwnerReferences(
       HasMetadata primaryResource) {
     return fromOwnerReferences(primaryResource, false);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @deprecated use {@link #fromOwnerReferences(Class,boolean)}
+   */
+  @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
   public static <T extends HasMetadata> SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<T> fromOwnerReferences(
       HasMetadata primaryResource, boolean clusterScoped) {
     return fromOwnerReferences(