diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java
index 4b840c461..1fe27b768 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ public class Zip extends MatchingTask {
      * This is the name/location of where to 
      * create the .zip file.
      *
-     * @deprecated Use setFile() instead
      */
     public void setFile(File file) {
         this.zipFile = file;