diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/HttpServerResponse.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/HttpServerResponse.java
index 97639e6bb15..75f9e6a51aa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/HttpServerResponse.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/HttpServerResponse.java
@@ -464,7 +464,10 @@ default HttpServerResponse sendFile(String filename, long offset, Handler<AsyncR
 
   /**
    * Close the underlying TCP connection corresponding to the request.
+   *
+   * @deprecated instead use {@link HttpConnection#close()} or {@link #reset(long)}, this method is removed in Vert.x 5
    */
+  @Deprecated
   void close();
 
   /**