diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFCellStyle.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFCellStyle.java
index 6e6c05504b..4fbbdf62ea 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFCellStyle.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFCellStyle.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.FillPatternType;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Font;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.HorizontalAlignment;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.VerticalAlignment;
+import org.apache.poi.util.Removal;
 
 /**
  * High level representation of the style of a cell in a sheet of a workbook.
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ public final class HSSFCellStyle implements CellStyle {
      * @see #ALIGN_CENTER_SELECTION
      * @deprecated POI 3.15 beta 3. Use {@link #setAlignment(HorizontalAlignment)} instead.
      */
+    @Removal(version="3.17")
     @Override
     public void setAlignment(short align)
     {
diff --git a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFCellStyle.java b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFCellStyle.java
index 760c215378..1e7dc50407 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFCellStyle.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFCellStyle.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.HorizontalAlignment;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.IndexedColors;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.VerticalAlignment;
 import org.apache.poi.util.Internal;
+import org.apache.poi.util.Removal;
 import org.apache.poi.xssf.model.StylesTable;
 import org.apache.poi.xssf.model.ThemesTable;
 import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.extensions.XSSFCellAlignment;
@@ -1121,7 +1122,9 @@ public class XSSFCellStyle implements CellStyle {
      * @see #setFillBackgroundColor(short)
      * @see #setFillForegroundColor(short)
      * @param fp  fill pattern (set to {@link org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.CellStyle#SOLID_FOREGROUND} to fill w/foreground color)
+     * @deprecated POI 3.15. Use {@link #setFillPattern(FillPatternType)} instead.
      */
+    @Removal(version="3.17")
     @Override
     public void setFillPattern(short fp) {
         setFillPattern(FillPatternType.forInt(fp));