diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Source.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Source.java
index f044e91ec6..03daa75099 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Source.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Source.java
@@ -46,11 +46,7 @@ import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 
 /**
  * A source of text data.
- * <p>
- * [#8986] As of jOOQ 3.12, this is INTERNAL API and should not be used by
- * users.
  */
-@Internal
 public final class Source {
 
     private final String      string;