diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/transaction/compensating/manager/ContextSourceAndDataSourceTransactionManager.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/transaction/compensating/manager/ContextSourceAndDataSourceTransactionManager.java
index 5b34f605..778dfb99 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/transaction/compensating/manager/ContextSourceAndDataSourceTransactionManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/transaction/compensating/manager/ContextSourceAndDataSourceTransactionManager.java
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import org.springframework.transaction.support.DefaultTransactionStatus;
  * 
  * @author Mattias Hellborg Arthursson
  * @since 1.2
+ * @deprecated The idea of wrapping two transaction managers without actual XA support is probably not such a good idea
+ * after all. AbstractPlatformTransactionManager is not designed for this usage.
  */
 public class ContextSourceAndDataSourceTransactionManager extends
         DataSourceTransactionManager {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/transaction/compensating/manager/ContextSourceAndHibernateTransactionManager.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/transaction/compensating/manager/ContextSourceAndHibernateTransactionManager.java
index 9ecfe2c0..d5f80f60 100755
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/transaction/compensating/manager/ContextSourceAndHibernateTransactionManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/transaction/compensating/manager/ContextSourceAndHibernateTransactionManager.java
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ import org.springframework.transaction.support.DefaultTransactionStatus;
  * Furthermore, this manager <b>does not support nested transactions</b>
  * @author Hans Westerbeek
  * @since 1.2.2
+ * @deprecated The idea of wrapping two transaction managers without actual XA support is probably not such a good idea
+ * after all. AbstractPlatformTransactionManager is not designed for this usage.
  */
 public class ContextSourceAndHibernateTransactionManager extends HibernateTransactionManager {