diff --git a/lib/private/helper.php b/lib/private/helper.php
index 099c6def37..9d7e86658b 100644
--- a/lib/private/helper.php
+++ b/lib/private/helper.php
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ class OC_Helper {
 	 * @return
 	 * @internal param array $args with param=>value, will be appended to the returned url
 	 * @return string the url
+	 * @deprecated Use \OC::$server->getURLGenerator()->linkToRoute($route, $parameters)
 	 *
 	 * Returns a url to the given app and file.
 	 */
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ class OC_Helper {
 	 * @param array $args array with param=>value, will be appended to the returned url
 	 *    The value of $args will be urlencoded
 	 * @return string the url
+	 * @deprecated Use \OC::$server->getURLGenerator()->linkTo($app, $file, $args)
 	 *
 	 * Returns a url to the given app and file.
 	 */
@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@ class OC_Helper {
 	/**
 	 * @param string $key
 	 * @return string url to the online documentation
+	 * @deprecated Use \OC::$server->getURLGenerator()->linkToDocs($key)
 	 */
 	public static function linkToDocs($key) {
 		return OC::$server->getURLGenerator()->linkToDocs($key);
@@ -181,6 +184,7 @@ class OC_Helper {
 	 * Makes an $url absolute
 	 * @param string $url the url
 	 * @return string the absolute url
+	 * @deprecated Use \OC::$server->getURLGenerator()->getAbsoluteURL($url)
 	 *
 	 * Returns a absolute url to the given app and file.
 	 */
@@ -236,6 +240,7 @@ class OC_Helper {
 	 * @param string $app app
 	 * @param string $image image name
 	 * @return string the url
+	 * @deprecated Use \OC::$server->getURLGenerator()->imagePath($app, $image)
 	 *
 	 * Returns the path to the image.
 	 */
diff --git a/lib/public/util.php b/lib/public/util.php
index 3f9b71f37a..b50ce54839 100644
--- a/lib/public/util.php
+++ b/lib/public/util.php
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ class Util {
 	 * @param array $parameters
 	 * @internal param array $args with param=>value, will be appended to the returned url
 	 * @return string the url
+	 * @deprecated Use \OC::$server->getURLGenerator()->linkToRoute($route, $parameters)
 	 */
 	public static function linkToRoute( $route, $parameters = array() ) {
 		return \OC_Helper::linkToRoute($route, $parameters);
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ class Util {
 	* @param array $args array with param=>value, will be appended to the returned url
 	* 	The value of $args will be urlencoded
 	* @return string the url
+	* @deprecated Use \OC::$server->getURLGenerator()->linkTo($app, $file, $args)
 	*/
 	public static function linkTo( $app, $file, $args = array() ) {
 		return(\OC_Helper::linkTo( $app, $file, $args ));
@@ -362,6 +364,7 @@ class Util {
 	 * @param string $app app
 	 * @param string $image image name
 	 * @return string the url
+	 * @deprecated Use \OC::$server->getURLGenerator()->imagePath($app, $image)
 	 */
 	public static function imagePath( $app, $image ) {
 		return(\OC_Helper::imagePath( $app, $image ));