diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/group/ChannelGroup.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/group/ChannelGroup.java
index 579e498fe8..85cfa6e94b 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/group/ChannelGroup.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/group/ChannelGroup.java
@@ -156,12 +156,24 @@ public interface ChannelGroup extends Set<Channel>, Comparable<ChannelGroup> {
      */
     ChannelGroupFuture writeAndFlush(Object message);
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #writeAndFlush(Object)} instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    ChannelGroupFuture flushAndWrite(Object message);
+
     /**
      * Shortcut for calling {@link #write(Object)} and {@link #flush()} and only act on
      * {@link Channel}s that match the {@link ChannelMatcher}.
      */
     ChannelGroupFuture writeAndFlush(Object message, ChannelMatcher matcher);
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #writeAndFlush(Object, ChannelMatcher)} instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    ChannelGroupFuture flushAndWrite(Object message, ChannelMatcher matcher);
+
     /**
      * Disconnects all {@link Channel}s in this group from their remote peers.
      *
@@ -200,6 +212,8 @@ public interface ChannelGroup extends Set<Channel>, Comparable<ChannelGroup> {
     ChannelGroupFuture close(ChannelMatcher matcher);
 
     /**
+     * @deprecated This method will be removed in the next major feature release.
+     *
      * Deregister all {@link Channel}s in this group from their {@link EventLoop}.
      * Please note that this operation is asynchronous as {@link Channel#deregister()} is.
      *
@@ -210,6 +224,8 @@ public interface ChannelGroup extends Set<Channel>, Comparable<ChannelGroup> {
     ChannelGroupFuture deregister();
 
     /**
+     * @deprecated This method will be removed in the next major feature release.
+     *
      * Deregister all {@link Channel}s in this group from their {@link EventLoop} that match the given
      * {@link ChannelMatcher}. Please note that this operation is asynchronous as {@link Channel#deregister()} is.
      *
diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/group/DefaultChannelGroup.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/group/DefaultChannelGroup.java
index 3e7f8d4a4c..d791ec1ff2 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/group/DefaultChannelGroup.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/group/DefaultChannelGroup.java
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ public class DefaultChannelGroup extends AbstractSet<Channel> implements Channel
     public ChannelGroupFuture disconnect() {
         return disconnect(ChannelMatchers.all());
     }
+
     @Override
+    @Deprecated
     public ChannelGroupFuture deregister() {
         return deregister(ChannelMatchers.all());
     }
@@ -218,6 +220,11 @@ public class DefaultChannelGroup extends AbstractSet<Channel> implements Channel
         return flush(ChannelMatchers.all());
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public ChannelGroupFuture flushAndWrite(Object message) {
+        return writeAndFlush(message);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public ChannelGroupFuture writeAndFlush(Object message) {
         return writeAndFlush(message, ChannelMatchers.all());
@@ -270,6 +277,7 @@ public class DefaultChannelGroup extends AbstractSet<Channel> implements Channel
     }
 
     @Override
+    @Deprecated
     public ChannelGroupFuture deregister(ChannelMatcher matcher) {
         if (matcher == null) {
             throw new NullPointerException("matcher");
@@ -302,6 +310,11 @@ public class DefaultChannelGroup extends AbstractSet<Channel> implements Channel
         return this;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public ChannelGroupFuture flushAndWrite(Object message, ChannelMatcher matcher) {
+        return writeAndFlush(message, matcher);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public ChannelGroupFuture writeAndFlush(Object message, ChannelMatcher matcher) {
         if (message == null) {