diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/Channels.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/Channels.java
index 204ead002b..04526d8ded 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/Channels.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/Channels.java
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ public class Channels {
     // event factory methods
 
     /**
+     * @deprecated Instantiate {@link UpstreamMessageEvent} or {@link DownstreamMessageEvent} directly instead.
+     *
      * Creates a new {@link MessageEvent}
      *
      * @param channel the channel which is associated with the event
@@ -153,11 +155,14 @@ public class Channels {
      *                ('received' when the event is sent upstream, and
      *                 'sent' when the event is sent downstream)
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static MessageEvent messageEvent(Channel channel, ChannelFuture future, Object message) {
         return messageEvent(channel, future, message, null);
     }
 
     /**
+     * @deprecated Instantiate {@link UpstreamMessageEvent} or {@link DownstreamMessageEvent} directly instead.
+     *
      * Creates a new {@link MessageEvent}
      *
      * @param channel the channel which is associated with the event
@@ -170,6 +175,7 @@ public class Channels {
      *                      ('source' when the event is sent upstream, and
      *                       'destination' when the event is sent downstream)
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static MessageEvent messageEvent(Channel channel, ChannelFuture future, Object message, SocketAddress remoteAddress) {
         return new DownstreamMessageEvent(channel, future, message, remoteAddress);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/DownstreamMessageEvent.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/DownstreamMessageEvent.java
index 2977952928..2bd4580d09 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/DownstreamMessageEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/DownstreamMessageEvent.java
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@ import java.net.SocketAddress;
 import org.jboss.netty.util.StringUtil;
 
 /**
- * The default {@link MessageEvent} implementation.  It is recommended to
- * use {@link Channels#messageEvent(Channel, ChannelFuture, Object)} and
- * {@link Channels#messageEvent(Channel, ChannelFuture, Object, SocketAddress)}
- * to create a new {@link MessageEvent} instance rather than calling the
- * constructor explicitly.
+ * The default {@link MessageEvent} implementation.
  *
  * @author The Netty Project (netty-dev@lists.jboss.org)
  * @author Trustin Lee (tlee@redhat.com)
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/UpstreamMessageEvent.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/UpstreamMessageEvent.java
index 7776e0d3f2..52f53b2b15 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/UpstreamMessageEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/UpstreamMessageEvent.java
@@ -29,11 +29,7 @@ import java.net.SocketAddress;
 import org.jboss.netty.util.StringUtil;
 
 /**
- * The default {@link MessageEvent} implementation.  It is recommended to
- * use {@link Channels#messageEvent(Channel, ChannelFuture, Object)} and
- * {@link Channels#messageEvent(Channel, ChannelFuture, Object, SocketAddress)}
- * to create a new {@link MessageEvent} instance rather than calling the
- * constructor explicitly.
+ * The default {@link MessageEvent} implementation.
  *
  * @author The Netty Project (netty-dev@lists.jboss.org)
  * @author Trustin Lee (tlee@redhat.com)