diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/dtd/ContentModelParser.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/dtd/ContentModelParser.scala
index c69dca9f2..a5676052f 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/dtd/ContentModelParser.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/dtd/ContentModelParser.scala
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ package dtd
 
 /** Parser for regexps (content models in DTD element declarations) */
 
+@deprecated("This object will be removed", "1.3.0")
 object ContentModelParser extends Scanner { // a bit too permissive concerning #PCDATA
   import ContentModel._
 
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/dtd/ElementValidator.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/dtd/ElementValidator.scala
index 45618f06c..4f5d0097f 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/dtd/ElementValidator.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/dtd/ElementValidator.scala
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import impl._
  * validate children and/or attributes of an element
  *  exceptions are created but not thrown.
  */
+@deprecated("This class will be removed", "1.3.0")
 class ElementValidator() extends Function1[Node, Boolean] {
 
   private var exc: List[ValidationException] = Nil
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/dtd/Scanner.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/dtd/Scanner.scala
index cb042d5a9..4612e4ce8 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/dtd/Scanner.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/dtd/Scanner.scala
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import scala.collection.Seq
  * Scanner for regexps (content models in DTD element declarations)
  *  todo: cleanup
  */
+@deprecated("This class will be removed", "1.3.0")
 class Scanner extends Tokens with parsing.TokenTests {
 
   final val ENDCH = '\u0000'
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/factory/Binder.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/factory/Binder.scala
index 3c1b595ac..24e81257f 100755
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/factory/Binder.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/factory/Binder.scala
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import parsing.ValidatingMarkupHandler
 /**
  *  @author Burak Emir
  */
+@deprecated("This class will be removed", "1.3.0")
 abstract class Binder(val preserveWS: Boolean) extends ValidatingMarkupHandler {
 
   var result: NodeBuffer = new NodeBuffer()
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/parsing/ValidatingMarkupHandler.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/parsing/ValidatingMarkupHandler.scala
index a1821bd95..8bbcbefca 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/parsing/ValidatingMarkupHandler.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/parsing/ValidatingMarkupHandler.scala
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ package parsing
 
 import scala.xml.dtd._
 
+@deprecated("This class will be removed", "1.3.0")
 abstract class ValidatingMarkupHandler extends MarkupHandler {
 
   var rootLabel: String = _