diff --git a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/DBOptionsInterface.java b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/DBOptionsInterface.java
index a3a71b2b7e..a1cf178c1a 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/DBOptionsInterface.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/DBOptionsInterface.java
@@ -519,7 +519,10 @@ public interface DBOptionsInterface {
    *
    * @param limit scan count limit
    * @return the instance of the current Object.
+   *
+   * @deprecated This function is depreciated.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   Object setTableCacheRemoveScanCountLimit(int limit);
 
   /**
@@ -532,7 +535,10 @@ public interface DBOptionsInterface {
    * order.
    *
    * @return scan count limit
+   *
+   * @deprecated This function is depreciated.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   int tableCacheRemoveScanCountLimit();
 
   /**
diff --git a/java/src/test/java/org/rocksdb/DBOptionsTest.java b/java/src/test/java/org/rocksdb/DBOptionsTest.java
index 9dab559559..5f8a8e34ca 100644
--- a/java/src/test/java/org/rocksdb/DBOptionsTest.java
+++ b/java/src/test/java/org/rocksdb/DBOptionsTest.java
@@ -367,22 +367,6 @@ public class DBOptionsTest {
     }
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void tableCacheRemoveScanCountLimit() {
-    DBOptions opt = null;
-    try {
-      opt = new DBOptions();
-      int intValue = rand.nextInt();
-      opt.setTableCacheRemoveScanCountLimit(intValue);
-      assertThat(opt.tableCacheRemoveScanCountLimit()).
-          isEqualTo(intValue);
-    } finally {
-      if (opt != null) {
-        opt.dispose();
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void walSizeLimitMB() {
     DBOptions opt = null;
diff --git a/java/src/test/java/org/rocksdb/OptionsTest.java b/java/src/test/java/org/rocksdb/OptionsTest.java
index 97da9cfb1a..0c12be767f 100644
--- a/java/src/test/java/org/rocksdb/OptionsTest.java
+++ b/java/src/test/java/org/rocksdb/OptionsTest.java
@@ -796,22 +796,6 @@ public class OptionsTest {
     }
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void tableCacheRemoveScanCountLimit() {
-    Options opt = null;
-    try {
-      opt = new Options();
-      int intValue = rand.nextInt();
-      opt.setTableCacheRemoveScanCountLimit(intValue);
-      assertThat(opt.tableCacheRemoveScanCountLimit()).
-          isEqualTo(intValue);
-    } finally {
-      if (opt != null) {
-        opt.dispose();
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void walSizeLimitMB() {
     Options opt = null;