diff --git a/tine20/Setup/Backend/Interface.php b/tine20/Setup/Backend/Interface.php
index c83de02d4e5..f6aadfb6bc8 100644
--- a/tine20/Setup/Backend/Interface.php
+++ b/tine20/Setup/Backend/Interface.php
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ public function applicationVersionQuery($_application);
      * 
      * @param string $tableName
      * @return array list of foreignkey names
+     *
+     * @deprecated  use getOwnForeignKeys this function should be called getForeignKeys referring to this table
      */
     public function getExistingForeignKeys($tableName);
 
diff --git a/tine20/Setup/Backend/Mysql.php b/tine20/Setup/Backend/Mysql.php
index d5c9e616d40..3185e24df16 100644
--- a/tine20/Setup/Backend/Mysql.php
+++ b/tine20/Setup/Backend/Mysql.php
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ public function getCreateStatement(Setup_Backend_Schema_Table_Abstract  $_table)
      *
      * @param string $tableName
      * @return array list of foreignkey names
+     *
+     * @deprecated  use getOwnForeignKeys this function should be called getForeignKeys referring to this table
      */
     public function getExistingForeignKeys($tableName)
     {