diff --git a/ebean-querybean/src/main/java/io/ebean/typequery/PBaseString.java b/ebean-querybean/src/main/java/io/ebean/typequery/PBaseString.java
index f94fb267b..9a5c21f6c 100644
--- a/ebean-querybean/src/main/java/io/ebean/typequery/PBaseString.java
+++ b/ebean-querybean/src/main/java/io/ebean/typequery/PBaseString.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public abstract class PBaseString<R, T> extends PBaseComparable<R, T> {
    * @param value the equal to bind value
    * @return the root query bean instance
    */
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
   public final R equalToType(T value) {
     expr().eq(_name, value);
     return _root;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public abstract class PBaseString<R, T> extends PBaseComparable<R, T> {
    * @param value the equal to bind value
    * @return the root query bean instance
    */
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
   public final R notEqualToType(T value) {
     expr().ne(_name, value);
     return _root;
diff --git a/ebean-querybean/src/main/java/io/ebean/typequery/TQRootBean.java b/ebean-querybean/src/main/java/io/ebean/typequery/TQRootBean.java
index 01f007553..c2628ffda 100644
--- a/ebean-querybean/src/main/java/io/ebean/typequery/TQRootBean.java
+++ b/ebean-querybean/src/main/java/io/ebean/typequery/TQRootBean.java
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ public abstract class TQRootBean<T, R> {
   /**
    * @deprecated migrate to {@link #orderBy()}.
    */
-  @Deprecated(since = "13.19")
+  @Deprecated(since = "13.19", forRemoval = true)
   public R order() {
     return root;
   }
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ public abstract class TQRootBean<T, R> {
   /**
    * @deprecated migrate to {@link #orderBy(String)}
    */
-  @Deprecated(since = "13.19")
+  @Deprecated(since = "13.19", forRemoval = true)
   public R order(String orderByClause) {
     return orderBy(orderByClause);
   }