diff --git a/java/netbeans4/Makefile b/java/netbeans4/Makefile
index 424a81674ebe..656821ef37d4 100644
--- a/java/netbeans4/Makefile
+++ b/java/netbeans4/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ DISTNAME=	netbeans-4_1
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	A full-featured integrated environment for Java
 
+DEPRECATED=	old, unmaintained
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2011-03-31
+
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
 USE_JAVA=	yes
 JAVA_VERSION=	1.4+