diff --git a/engine/src/bullet/com/jme3/bullet/PhysicsSpace.java b/engine/src/bullet/com/jme3/bullet/PhysicsSpace.java
index 6a1ee9c7d..f97ebf198 100644
--- a/engine/src/bullet/com/jme3/bullet/PhysicsSpace.java
+++ b/engine/src/bullet/com/jme3/bullet/PhysicsSpace.java
@@ -920,7 +920,9 @@ public class PhysicsSpace {
     /**
      * Enable debug display for physics
      * @param manager AssetManager to use to create debug materials
+     * @Deprecated in favor of BulletDebugAppState, use BulletAppState.enableDebug() to add automatically
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public void enableDebug(AssetManager manager) {
         debugManager = manager;
     }
diff --git a/engine/src/jbullet/com/jme3/bullet/PhysicsSpace.java b/engine/src/jbullet/com/jme3/bullet/PhysicsSpace.java
index 3ba707940..123779ad9 100644
--- a/engine/src/jbullet/com/jme3/bullet/PhysicsSpace.java
+++ b/engine/src/jbullet/com/jme3/bullet/PhysicsSpace.java
@@ -859,7 +859,9 @@ public class PhysicsSpace {
     /**
      * Enable debug display for physics
      * @param manager AssetManager to use to create debug materials
+     * @Deprecated in favor of BulletDebugAppState, use BulletAppState.enableDebug() to add automatically
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public void enableDebug(AssetManager manager) {
         debugManager = manager;
     }