diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/annotation/Indexed.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/annotation/Indexed.java
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-package org.springframework.data.annotation;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
-import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
-import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
-import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-
-/**
- * Annotated fields and entities will be indexed and available for retrieval using an indexing API.
- */
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-@Target( value = {ElementType.FIELD,ElementType.TYPE})
-public @interface Indexed
-{
-    /**
-     * Name of the index to use.
-     */
-    String indexName() default "";
-}