diff --git a/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/log/DefaultLog.java b/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/log/DefaultLog.java
index 8bcd1c580..bb81edaf2 100644
--- a/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/log/DefaultLog.java
+++ b/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/log/DefaultLog.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 /**
  * @author <a href="mailto:evenisse@apache.org">Emmanuel Venisse</a>
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class DefaultLog
     implements ScmLogger
 {
diff --git a/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/log/ScmLogDispatcher.java b/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/log/ScmLogDispatcher.java
index 295b35aec..6ef200ef5 100644
--- a/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/log/ScmLogDispatcher.java
+++ b/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/log/ScmLogDispatcher.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  * @author <a href="mailto:evenisse@apache.org">Emmanuel Venisse</a>
  *
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class ScmLogDispatcher
     implements ScmLogger
 {
diff --git a/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/log/ScmLogger.java b/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/log/ScmLogger.java
index fb5103c37..9801fbe06 100644
--- a/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/log/ScmLogger.java
+++ b/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/log/ScmLogger.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  * @author <a href="mailto:evenisse@apache.org">Emmanuel Venisse</a>
  *
  */
+@Deprecated
 public interface ScmLogger
 {
     boolean isDebugEnabled();
diff --git a/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/manager/BasicScmManager.java b/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/manager/BasicScmManager.java
index 00b2515b8..2af520462 100644
--- a/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/manager/BasicScmManager.java
+++ b/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/manager/BasicScmManager.java
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ public class BasicScmManager
     extends AbstractScmManager
 {
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
+    @Deprecated
     protected ScmLogger getScmLogger()
     {
         return new DefaultLog();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/ScmProvider.java b/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/ScmProvider.java
index 54a372557..4643930ad 100644
--- a/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/ScmProvider.java
+++ b/maven-scm-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/ScmProvider.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public interface ScmProvider
      *
      * @param logger The logger
      */
+    @Deprecated
     void addListener( ScmLogger logger );
 
     boolean requiresEditMode();
diff --git a/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/manager/plexus/PlexusLogger.java b/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/manager/plexus/PlexusLogger.java
index 9a0638b32..1d257281d 100644
--- a/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/manager/plexus/PlexusLogger.java
+++ b/maven-scm-managers/maven-scm-manager-plexus/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/manager/plexus/PlexusLogger.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  * @author <a href="mailto:evenisse@apache.org">Emmanuel Venisse</a>
  *
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class PlexusLogger
     implements ScmLogger
 {