2 files changed, 9 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/sonar-core/src/main/java/org/sonar/core/issue/DefaultIssue.java b/sonar-core/src/main/java/org/sonar/core/issue/DefaultIssue.java
index aa56371cb11..e8885be59ba 100644
--- a/sonar-core/src/main/java/org/sonar/core/issue/DefaultIssue.java
+++ b/sonar-core/src/main/java/org/sonar/core/issue/DefaultIssue.java
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ public class DefaultIssue implements Issue, Trackable, org.sonar.api.ce.measure.
   private Duration effort;
   private String status;
   private String resolution;
-  private String reporter;
   private String assignee;
   private String checksum;
   private Map<String, String> attributes = null;
@@ -340,15 +339,14 @@ public class DefaultIssue implements Issue, Trackable, org.sonar.api.ce.measure.
     return this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @deprecated since 5.5, manual issue feature has been dropped.
+   */
+  @Deprecated
   @Override
   @CheckForNull
   public String reporter() {
-    return reporter;
-  }
-
-  public DefaultIssue setReporter(@Nullable String s) {
-    this.reporter = s;
-    return this;
+    return null;
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/sonar-core/src/main/java/org/sonar/core/issue/DefaultIssueBuilder.java b/sonar-core/src/main/java/org/sonar/core/issue/DefaultIssueBuilder.java
index a97a4c089bd..4f44a40bba1 100644
--- a/sonar-core/src/main/java/org/sonar/core/issue/DefaultIssueBuilder.java
+++ b/sonar-core/src/main/java/org/sonar/core/issue/DefaultIssueBuilder.java
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ public class DefaultIssueBuilder implements Issuable.IssueBuilder {
   private String message;
   private String severity;
   private Double effortToFix;
-  private String reporter;
   private String assignee;
   private RuleType type;
   private Map<String, String> attributes;
@@ -114,9 +113,12 @@ public class DefaultIssueBuilder implements Issuable.IssueBuilder {
     return this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @deprecated since 5.5, manual issue feature has been dropped.
+   */
+  @Deprecated
   @Override
   public DefaultIssueBuilder reporter(@Nullable String s) {
-    this.reporter = s;
     return this;
   }
 
@@ -157,7 +159,6 @@ public class DefaultIssueBuilder implements Issuable.IssueBuilder {
     issue.setManualSeverity(false);
     issue.setGap(effortToFix);
     issue.setLine(line);
-    issue.setReporter(reporter);
     issue.setAssignee(assignee);
     issue.setAttributes(attributes);
     issue.setResolution(null);