diff --git a/ndb/include/ndbapi/NdbOperation.hpp b/ndb/include/ndbapi/NdbOperation.hpp
index 9cdc5816bc4a1febbcf97361834ab26a0df80a77..2e62b64492d58c20d9f648972fa079dcea90d220 100644
--- a/ndb/include/ndbapi/NdbOperation.hpp
+++ b/ndb/include/ndbapi/NdbOperation.hpp
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ public:
    */
   virtual int 			readTuple(LockMode);
 
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_DEPRECATED
   /**
    * Define the NdbOperation to be a standard operation of type readTuple.
    * When calling NdbTransaction::execute, this operation 
@@ -122,7 +123,6 @@ public:
    */  
   virtual int 			readTuple();				
 
-#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_DEPRECATED
   /**
    * Define the NdbOperation to be a standard operation of type 
    * readTupleExclusive.