diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/backend/sftp_key.php b/apps/files_external/lib/backend/sftp_key.php
index 4a7f565eb19..13f45f1140c 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/backend/sftp_key.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/backend/sftp_key.php
@@ -27,14 +27,15 @@ use \OCA\Files_External\Lib\DefinitionParameter;
 use \OCA\Files_External\Lib\Auth\AuthMechanism;
 use \OCA\Files_External\Service\BackendService;
 use \OCA\Files_External\Lib\Auth\PublicKey\RSA;
+use \OCA\Files_External\Lib\Backend\SFTP;
 
 class SFTP_Key extends Backend {
 
-	public function __construct(IL10N $l, RSA $legacyAuth) {
+	public function __construct(IL10N $l, RSA $legacyAuth, SFTP $sftpBackend) {
 		$this
 			->setIdentifier('\OC\Files\Storage\SFTP_Key')
 			->setStorageClass('\OC\Files\Storage\SFTP')
-			->setText($l->t('SFTP with secret key login [DEPRECATED]'))
+			->setText($l->t('SFTP with secret key login'))
 			->addParameters([
 				(new DefinitionParameter('host', $l->t('Host'))),
 				(new DefinitionParameter('root', $l->t('Remote subfolder')))
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ class SFTP_Key extends Backend {
 			])
 			->addAuthScheme(AuthMechanism::SCHEME_PUBLICKEY)
 			->setLegacyAuthMechanism($legacyAuth)
+			->deprecateTo($sftpBackend)
 		;
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/backend/smb_oc.php b/apps/files_external/lib/backend/smb_oc.php
index a3f3a824040..9fc17400884 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/backend/smb_oc.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/backend/smb_oc.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use \OCA\Files_External\Service\BackendService;
 use \OCA\Files_External\Lib\Auth\Password\SessionCredentials;
 use \OCA\Files_External\Lib\StorageConfig;
 use \OCA\Files_External\Lib\LegacyDependencyCheckPolyfill;
+use \OCA\Files_External\Lib\Backend\SMB;
 
 /**
  * Deprecated SMB_OC class - use SMB with the password::sessioncredentials auth mechanism
@@ -37,11 +38,11 @@ class SMB_OC extends Backend {
 
 	use LegacyDependencyCheckPolyfill;
 
-	public function __construct(IL10N $l, SessionCredentials $legacyAuth) {
+	public function __construct(IL10N $l, SessionCredentials $legacyAuth, SMB $smbBackend) {
 		$this
 			->setIdentifier('\OC\Files\Storage\SMB_OC')
 			->setStorageClass('\OC\Files\Storage\SMB')
-			->setText($l->t('SMB / CIFS using OC login [DEPRECATED]'))
+			->setText($l->t('SMB / CIFS using OC login'))
 			->addParameters([
 				(new DefinitionParameter('host', $l->t('Host'))),
 				(new DefinitionParameter('username_as_share', $l->t('Username as share')))
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ class SMB_OC extends Backend {
 			->setPriority(BackendService::PRIORITY_DEFAULT - 10)
 			->addAuthScheme(AuthMechanism::SCHEME_PASSWORD)
 			->setLegacyAuthMechanism($legacyAuth)
+			->deprecateTo($smbBackend)
 		;
 	}