diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/config/StrutsXmlConfigurationProvider.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/config/StrutsXmlConfigurationProvider.java
index e39e475490..75b8f64f84 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/config/StrutsXmlConfigurationProvider.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/config/StrutsXmlConfigurationProvider.java
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ public StrutsXmlConfigurationProvider(boolean errorIfMissing) {
      * Constructs the configuration provider
      *
      * @param filename The filename to look for
-     * @param errorIfMissing If we should throw an exception if the file can't be found
+     * @param errorIfMissing If we should throw an exception if the file can't be found, @deprecated and should be dropped
      * @param ctx Our ServletContext
      */
-    public StrutsXmlConfigurationProvider(String filename, boolean errorIfMissing, ServletContext ctx) {
+    public StrutsXmlConfigurationProvider(String filename, @Deprecated boolean errorIfMissing, ServletContext ctx) {
         super(filename, errorIfMissing);
         this.servletContext = ctx;
         this.filename = filename;