diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityHandlerBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityHandlerBase.php
index c325542..8eb1a3c 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityHandlerBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityHandlerBase.php
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 /**
  * Provides a base class for entity handlers.
  *
- * @todo Deprecate this in https://www.drupal.org/node/2471663.
+ * @deprecated in Drupal 8.0.x, will be removed before Drupal 9.0.0.
+ *   Use \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityHandlerInterface::createInstance().
  */
 abstract class EntityHandlerBase {
   use StringTranslationTrait;