diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractStore.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractStore.java
index 5068ddc25d..dbf76e5702 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractStore.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractStore.java
@@ -101,7 +101,11 @@ abstract class AbstractStore implements Attachable {
 
     /**
      * This method is used in generated code!
+     *
+     * @deprecated - 3.11.0 - [#6720] [#6721] - Use {@link Attachable#configuration()} and
+     *             {@link Configuration#dsl()} instead.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     protected final DSLContext create() {
         return DSL.using(configuration());
     }