diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/DOMLeakPreventer.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/DOMLeakPreventer.java
index 99f916faa990..564755b4ae72 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/DOMLeakPreventer.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/DOMLeakPreventer.java
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@
  *
  * Note that according to the bug report, a heap dump may not identify the GCRoot, making
  * it difficult to identify the cause of the leak.
+ * 
+ * @deprecated reported as fixed in jdk 7, see https://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6916498
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class DOMLeakPreventer extends AbstractLeakPreventer
 {
 
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/GCThreadLeakPreventer.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/GCThreadLeakPreventer.java
index ef1641acaa52..ff339e65cbd0 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/GCThreadLeakPreventer.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/GCThreadLeakPreventer.java
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@
  * RMI.
  *
  * Inspired by Tomcat JreMemoryLeakPrevention.
+ * 
+ * @deprecated fixed in jdvm 9b130, see https://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=JDK-8157570
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class GCThreadLeakPreventer extends AbstractLeakPreventer
 {
 
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/Java2DLeakPreventer.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/Java2DLeakPreventer.java
index f44310510b89..3fdb32e999c9 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/Java2DLeakPreventer.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/Java2DLeakPreventer.java
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@
  * before webapp classloaders are created.
  *
  * See https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51687
+ * 
+ * @deprecated fixed in jdk 9, see https://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6489540
+ * 
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class Java2DLeakPreventer extends AbstractLeakPreventer
 {
 
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/LDAPLeakPreventer.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/LDAPLeakPreventer.java
index 395684f3a370..267c827ffbc7 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/LDAPLeakPreventer.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/LDAPLeakPreventer.java
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@
  * load the LdapPoolManager.
  *
  * Inspired by Tomcat JreMemoryLeakPrevention
+ * 
+ * @deprecated fixed in jdk 8u192
  */
+@Deprecated 
 public class LDAPLeakPreventer extends AbstractLeakPreventer
 {
 
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/LoginConfigurationLeakPreventer.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/LoginConfigurationLeakPreventer.java
index 4365e4e59e5b..e3f6be132f90 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/LoginConfigurationLeakPreventer.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/LoginConfigurationLeakPreventer.java
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
  * that by invoking the classloading here.
  *
  * Inspired by Tomcat JreMemoryLeakPrevention
+ * @deprecated classloader does not seem to be held any more
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class LoginConfigurationLeakPreventer extends AbstractLeakPreventer
 {
 
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/SecurityProviderLeakPreventer.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/SecurityProviderLeakPreventer.java
index 3ca736ef1b51..f990850b2dae 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/SecurityProviderLeakPreventer.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/preventers/SecurityProviderLeakPreventer.java
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@
  * is not a webapp classloader.
  *
  * Inspired by Tomcat JreMemoryLeakPrevention
+ * 
+ * @deprecated sun.security.pkcs11.SunPKCS11 class explicitly sets thread classloader to null
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class SecurityProviderLeakPreventer extends AbstractLeakPreventer
 {