--- a/mobile/android/tests/browser/robocop/src/org/mozilla/gecko/tests/BaseTest.java
+++ b/mobile/android/tests/browser/robocop/src/org/mozilla/gecko/tests/BaseTest.java
@@ -41,18 +41,21 @@ import android.widget.EditText;
 import android.widget.ListAdapter;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import com.robotium.solo.Condition;
 import com.robotium.solo.Timeout;
 
 /**
  *  A convenient base class suitable for most Robocop tests.
+ *
+ *  This class is <strong>deprecated</strong>: please use {@link UITest} instead.
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+@Deprecated
 abstract class BaseTest extends BaseRobocopTest {
     private static final int VERIFY_URL_TIMEOUT = 2000;
     private static final int MAX_WAIT_ENABLED_TEXT_MS = 15000;
     private static final int MAX_WAIT_HOME_PAGER_HIDDEN_MS = 15000;
     private static final int MAX_WAIT_VERIFY_PAGE_TITLE_MS = 15000;
     public static final int MAX_WAIT_MS = 4500;
     public static final int LONG_PRESS_TIME = 6000;
     private static final int GECKO_READY_WAIT_MS = 180000;