diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/Log4jConfigurer.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/Log4jConfigurer.java
index c0e2f82c9b..e830aee02d 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/Log4jConfigurer.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/Log4jConfigurer.java
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ import org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator;
  * @since 13.03.2003
  * @see org.springframework.web.util.Log4jWebConfigurer
  * @see org.springframework.web.util.Log4jConfigListener
+ * @deprecated as of Spring 4.2.1, in favor of Apache Log4j 2
+ * (following Apache's EOL declaration for log4j 1.x)
  */
+@Deprecated
 public abstract class Log4jConfigurer {
 
 	/** Pseudo URL prefix for loading from the class path: "classpath:" */
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/Log4jNestedDiagnosticContextInterceptor.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/Log4jNestedDiagnosticContextInterceptor.java
index cdc61780bd..92248680ec 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/Log4jNestedDiagnosticContextInterceptor.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/Log4jNestedDiagnosticContextInterceptor.java
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ import org.springframework.ui.ModelMap;
  * @since 2.5
  * @see org.apache.log4j.NDC#push(String)
  * @see org.apache.log4j.NDC#pop()
+ * @deprecated as of Spring 4.2.1, in favor of Apache Log4j 2
+ * (following Apache's EOL declaration for log4j 1.x)
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class Log4jNestedDiagnosticContextInterceptor implements AsyncWebRequestInterceptor {
 
 	/** Logger available to subclasses */
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/filter/Log4jNestedDiagnosticContextFilter.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/filter/Log4jNestedDiagnosticContextFilter.java
index 982552fead..4691e62e04 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/filter/Log4jNestedDiagnosticContextFilter.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/filter/Log4jNestedDiagnosticContextFilter.java
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ import org.apache.log4j.NDC;
  * @see #setAfterMessageSuffix
  * @see org.apache.log4j.NDC#push(String)
  * @see org.apache.log4j.NDC#pop()
+ * @deprecated as of Spring 4.2.1, in favor of Apache Log4j 2
+ * (following Apache's EOL declaration for log4j 1.x)
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class Log4jNestedDiagnosticContextFilter extends AbstractRequestLoggingFilter {
 
 	/** Logger available to subclasses */
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/Log4jConfigListener.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/Log4jConfigListener.java
index ad38baa0df..a6ab9a5725 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/Log4jConfigListener.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/Log4jConfigListener.java
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ import javax.servlet.ServletContextListener;
  * @see Log4jWebConfigurer
  * @see org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
  * @see WebAppRootListener
+ * @deprecated as of Spring 4.2.1, in favor of Apache Log4j 2
+ * (following Apache's EOL declaration for log4j 1.x)
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class Log4jConfigListener implements ServletContextListener {
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/Log4jWebConfigurer.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/Log4jWebConfigurer.java
index 5fe7a6ae09..c1588f174d 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/Log4jWebConfigurer.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/Log4jWebConfigurer.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package org.springframework.web.util;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
 
-import org.springframework.util.Log4jConfigurer;
 import org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
@@ -93,7 +92,10 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @since 12.08.2003
  * @see org.springframework.util.Log4jConfigurer
  * @see Log4jConfigListener
+ * @deprecated as of Spring 4.2.1, in favor of Apache Log4j 2
+ * (following Apache's EOL declaration for log4j 1.x)
  */
+@Deprecated
 public abstract class Log4jWebConfigurer {
 
 	/** Parameter specifying the location of the log4j config file */
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ public abstract class Log4jWebConfigurer {
 					// checking the file in the background.
 					try {
 						long refreshInterval = Long.parseLong(intervalString);
-						Log4jConfigurer.initLogging(location, refreshInterval);
+						org.springframework.util.Log4jConfigurer.initLogging(location, refreshInterval);
 					}
 					catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
 						throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid 'log4jRefreshInterval' parameter: " + ex.getMessage());
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ public abstract class Log4jWebConfigurer {
 				}
 				else {
 					// Initialize without refresh check, i.e. without log4j's watchdog thread.
-					Log4jConfigurer.initLogging(location);
+					org.springframework.util.Log4jConfigurer.initLogging(location);
 				}
 			}
 			catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ public abstract class Log4jWebConfigurer {
 	public static void shutdownLogging(ServletContext servletContext) {
 		servletContext.log("Shutting down log4j");
 		try {
-			Log4jConfigurer.shutdownLogging();
+			org.springframework.util.Log4jConfigurer.shutdownLogging();
 		}
 		finally {
 			// Remove the web app root system property.