diff --git a/Core/Code/Rendering/mitkPolyDataGLMapper2D.h b/Core/Code/Rendering/mitkPolyDataGLMapper2D.h
index 15307b96d3..b94c7016f9 100644
--- a/Core/Code/Rendering/mitkPolyDataGLMapper2D.h
+++ b/Core/Code/Rendering/mitkPolyDataGLMapper2D.h
@@ -1,109 +1,110 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 
 #ifndef MitkPolyDataGLMapper2D_H
 #define MitkPolyDataGLMapper2D_H
 
 #include <MitkExports.h>
 #include "mitkGLMapper.h"
 
 class vtkCutter;
 class vtkPlane;
 class vtkLookupTable;
 class vtkPolyData;
 class vtkScalarsToColors;
 class vtkPolyDataMapper;
 
 namespace mitk
 {
 
 class BaseRenderer;
 
 /**
  * @brief OpenGL-based mapper to display a 2d cut through a poly data
  * OpenGL-based mapper to display a 2D cut through a poly data. The result is
  * normally a line. This class can be added to any data object, which is
  * rendered in 3D via a vtkPolyData.
+ * \deprecated This class is deprecated since January 2014. See bug 2337 for details.
  */
 class MITK_CORE_EXPORT PolyDataGLMapper2D : public GLMapper
 {
 public:
 
     mitkClassMacro( PolyDataGLMapper2D, GLMapper );
 
     itkNewMacro( Self );
 
     /**
      * Sets if the cut lines are colored by mapping cell data
      */
     itkSetMacro( ColorByCellData, bool );
 
     /**
      * Sets if the cut lines are colored by mapping point data
      */
     itkSetMacro( ColorByPointData, bool );
 
     /**
      * Renders a cut through a poly-data by lines.
      * @param renderer the render to render in.
      */
     virtual void Paint( mitk::BaseRenderer * renderer );
 
 protected:
 
     PolyDataGLMapper2D();
 
     virtual ~PolyDataGLMapper2D();
 
     /**
      * Determines, if the associated BaseData is mapped three-dimensionally (mapper-slot id 2)
      * with a class convertable to vtkPolyDataMapper().
      * @returns NULL if it is not convertable or the appropriate PolyDataMapper otherwise
      */
     virtual vtkPolyDataMapper* GetVtkPolyDataMapper();
 
     /**
      * Determines the poly data object to be cut.
      * returns the poly data if possible, otherwise NULL.
      */
     virtual vtkPolyData* GetVtkPolyData( );
 
     /**
      * Determines the LookupTable used by the associated vtkMapper.
      * returns the LUT if possible, otherwise NULL.
      */
     virtual vtkScalarsToColors* GetVtkLUT( );
 
     /**
      * Checks if this mapper can be used to generate cuts through the associated
      * base data.
      * @return true if yes or false if not.
      */
     virtual bool IsConvertibleToVtkPolyData();
 
     vtkPlane* m_Plane;
 
     vtkCutter* m_Cutter;
 
     bool m_ColorByCellData;
 
     bool m_ColorByPointData;
 
 };
 
 } // namespace mitk
 #endif /* MitkPolyDataGLMapper2D_H */