diff --git a/src/gst/gstpipewiresink.c b/src/gst/gstpipewiresink.c
index dde1e85b7..9e07e09d7 100644
--- a/src/gst/gstpipewiresink.c
+++ b/src/gst/gstpipewiresink.c
@@ -584,6 +584,8 @@ gst_pipewire_sink_setcaps (GstBaseSink * bsink, GstCaps * caps)
     if (pwsink->target_object) {
       struct spa_dict_item items[2] = {
         SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(PW_KEY_TARGET_OBJECT, pwsink->target_object),
+	/* XXX deprecated but the portal and some example apps only
+	 * provide the object id */
         SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(PW_KEY_NODE_TARGET, NULL),
       };
       struct spa_dict dict = SPA_DICT_INIT_ARRAY(items);
diff --git a/src/gst/gstpipewiresrc.c b/src/gst/gstpipewiresrc.c
index 760245c33..069991158 100644
--- a/src/gst/gstpipewiresrc.c
+++ b/src/gst/gstpipewiresrc.c
@@ -844,6 +844,8 @@ gst_pipewire_src_negotiate (GstBaseSrc * basesrc)
   if (pwsrc->target_object) {
       struct spa_dict_item items[2] = {
         SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(PW_KEY_TARGET_OBJECT, pwsrc->target_object),
+	/* XXX deprecated but the portal and some example apps only
+	 * provide the object id */
         SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(PW_KEY_NODE_TARGET, NULL),
       };
       struct spa_dict dict = SPA_DICT_INIT_ARRAY(items);
diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/v0/client-node.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/v0/client-node.c
index 214c1bdfc..e70a7c2b1 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/v0/client-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/v0/client-node.c
@@ -1332,6 +1332,7 @@ static void convert_properties(struct pw_properties *properties)
 		const char *from, *to;
 	} props[] = {
 		{ "pipewire.autoconnect", PW_KEY_NODE_AUTOCONNECT, },
+		/* XXX deprecated */
 		{ "pipewire.target.node", PW_KEY_NODE_TARGET, }
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/stream.c b/src/pipewire/stream.c
index de2ce09e8..6bd435db9 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/stream.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/stream.c
@@ -1892,7 +1892,7 @@ pw_stream_connect(struct pw_stream *stream,
 	stream_set_state(stream, PW_STREAM_STATE_CONNECTING, NULL);
 
 	if (target_id != PW_ID_ANY)
-		/* this is deprecated but still used by the portal and its apps */
+		/* XXX this is deprecated but still used by the portal and its apps */
 		pw_properties_setf(stream->properties, PW_KEY_NODE_TARGET, "%d", target_id);
 	else if ((str = getenv("PIPEWIRE_NODE")) != NULL)
 		pw_properties_set(stream->properties, PW_KEY_TARGET_OBJECT, str);