diff --git a/spring-data-relational/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/mapping/event/RelationalEventWithId.java b/spring-data-relational/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/mapping/event/RelationalEventWithId.java
index 2d8904535..23db57fc7 100644
--- a/spring-data-relational/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/mapping/event/RelationalEventWithId.java
+++ b/spring-data-relational/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/mapping/event/RelationalEventWithId.java
@@ -39,11 +39,13 @@ public class RelationalEventWithId extends SimpleRelationalEvent implements With
 		this.id = id;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.jdbc.core.mapping.event.JdbcEvent#getId()
+	/**
+	 * Events with an identifier will always return a {@link Specified} one.
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated obtain the id from the entity instead.
 	 */
 	@Override
+	@Deprecated
 	public Specified getId() {
 		return id;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-data-relational/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/mapping/event/SimpleRelationalEvent.java b/spring-data-relational/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/mapping/event/SimpleRelationalEvent.java
index bcd492971..66a77dc9d 100644
--- a/spring-data-relational/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/mapping/event/SimpleRelationalEvent.java
+++ b/spring-data-relational/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/relational/core/mapping/event/SimpleRelationalEvent.java
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ class SimpleRelationalEvent extends ApplicationEvent implements RelationalEvent
 		this.change = change;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.jdbc.core.mapping.event.JdbcEvent#getId()
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated obtain the id from the entity instead.
 	 */
 	@Override
+	@Deprecated
 	public Identifier getId() {
 		return (Identifier) getSource();
 	}