diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java
index 11619a9efe7..0294700ac24 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java
@@ -365,6 +365,10 @@ public class SpringJUnit4ClassRunner extends BlockJUnit4ClassRunner {
 	 * @see #getJUnitTimeout(FrameworkMethod)
 	 */
 	@Override
+	// Retain the following warning suppression for deprecation (even if Eclipse
+	// states it is unnecessary) since withPotentialTimeout(FrameworkMethod,Object,Statement)
+	// in BlockJUnit4ClassRunner has been deprecated.
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	protected Statement withPotentialTimeout(FrameworkMethod frameworkMethod, Object testInstance, Statement next) {
 		Statement statement = null;
 		long springTimeout = getSpringTimeout(frameworkMethod);