diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/deployment/module/ModuleSpecification.java b/server/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/deployment/module/ModuleSpecification.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/deployment/module/ModuleSpecification.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/server/deployment/module/ModuleSpecification.java
@@ -254,6 +254,24 @@ public class ModuleSpecification extends SimpleAttachable {
         this.localDependenciesTransitive = localDependenciesTransitive;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated since AS 8.x. Use {@link #isLocalDependenciesTransitive()} instead
+     * @return
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public boolean isRequiresTransitiveDependencies() {
+        return localDependenciesTransitive;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated since AS 8.x. Use {@link #setLocalDependenciesTransitive(boolean)} instead
+     * @param requiresTransitiveDependencies
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public void setRequiresTransitiveDependencies(final boolean requiresTransitiveDependencies) {
+        this.localDependenciesTransitive = requiresTransitiveDependencies;
+    }
+
     public boolean isLocalLast() {
         return localLast;
     }
AS7-<I> Deprecate the methods on ModuleSpecification instead of removing those