diff --git a/zookeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zookeeper/server/DataTree.java b/zookeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zookeeper/server/DataTree.java
index b682ec64fb0..a9c69b48601 100644
--- a/zookeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zookeeper/server/DataTree.java
+++ b/zookeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zookeeper/server/DataTree.java
@@ -342,6 +342,26 @@ boolean isSpecialPath(String path) {
                || configZookeeper.equals(path);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Use {@link StatPersisted#copyFrom(StatPersisted)} instead.
+     *
+     * <p>Apache Curator uses it, let's keep it for now to let them and their clients to react.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public static void copyStatPersisted(StatPersisted from, StatPersisted to) {
+        to.copyFrom(from);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Use {@link Stat#copyFrom(Stat)} instead.
+     *
+     * <p> Apache Curator uses it, let's keep it for now to let them and their clients to react.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public static void copyStat(Stat from, Stat to) {
+        to.copyFrom(from);
+    }
+
     /**
      * update the count/bytes of this stat data node
      *