--- a/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/applet/AppletEventMulticaster.java	Thu Dec 22 18:30:27 2016 +0530
+++ b/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/applet/AppletEventMulticaster.java	Thu Dec 22 18:09:58 2016 +0300
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@
  * responsible for dispatching events to them.
  *
  * @author  Sunita Mani
+ *
+ * @deprecated The Applet API is deprecated. See the
+ * <a href="../../java/applet/package-summary.html"> java.applet package
+ * documentation</a> for further information.
  */
+@Deprecated(since = "9")
 public class AppletEventMulticaster implements AppletListener {
 
     private final AppletListener a, b;