diff --git a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/Actions.java b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/Actions.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/Actions.java
+++ b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/Actions.java
@@ -338,7 +338,10 @@ public class Actions {
    *
    * @param pause pause duration, in milliseconds.
    * @return A self reference.
+   * 
+   * @deprecated 'Pause' is considered to be a bad design practice.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   public Actions pause(long pause) {
     action.addAction(new PauseAction(pause));
     return this;
diff --git a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/PauseAction.java b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/PauseAction.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/PauseAction.java
+++ b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/PauseAction.java
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ package org.openqa.selenium.interactions;
 
 /**
  * Takes a pause.
- * 
+ *
+ * @deprecated 'Pause' is considered to be a bad design practice.
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class PauseAction implements Action {
 
   private final long pause;
Deprecating pause action because it was not blessed, pause is considered to be a bad design practice