diff --git a/Documentation/rest-api-groups.txt b/Documentation/rest-api-groups.txt
index 63d0b4019e..45c5e34b98 100644
--- a/Documentation/rest-api-groups.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rest-api-groups.txt
@@ -1516,8 +1516,8 @@ permits users to apply to join the group, or manage their membership.
 |`options`     ||link:#group-options-info[Options of the group]
 |`description` |only for internal groups|The description of the group.
 |`group_id`    |only for internal groups|The numeric ID of the group.
-|`owner`       |deprecated, only for internal groups|The name of the owner group.
-|`owner_id`    |deprecated, only for internal groups|The URL encoded UUID of the owner group.
+|`owner`       |only for internal groups|The name of the owner group.
+|`owner_id`    |only for internal groups|The URL encoded UUID of the owner group.
 |`created_on`  |only for internal groups|The
 link:rest-api.html#timestamp[timestamp] of when the group was created.
 |`_more_groups`|optional, only for internal groups, not set if `false`|
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/GroupInfo.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/GroupInfo.java
index a4ab4cfee9..b21475c128 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/GroupInfo.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/GroupInfo.java
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ public class GroupInfo extends GroupBaseInfo {
   // These fields are only supplied for internal groups.
   public String description;
   public Integer groupId;
-  @Deprecated public String owner;
-  @Deprecated public String ownerId;
+  public String owner;
+  public String ownerId;
   public Timestamp createdOn;
   public Boolean _moreGroups;