diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7edbedc3..547af491 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 * Deprecate `STATUS_OPEN`, `STATUS_CONFIRMED`, `STATUS_REOPENED`, `STATUS_RESOLVED`, `STATUS_CLOSED`,
   `RESOLUTION_FIXED`, `RESOLUTION_FALSE_POSITIVE`, `RESOLUTION_REMOVED`, `RESOLUTION_WONT_FIX`, use `org.sonar.api.issue.IssueStatus` enum instead
 * Deprecate `RESOLUTION_SAFE`, `RESOLUTION_ACKNOWLEDGED`, `STATUS_TO_REVIEW`, `STATUS_REVIEWED`. No replacement.
+* Deprecate `org.sonar.api.measures.CoreMetrics.REOPENED_ISSUES`, `org.sonar.api.measures.CoreMetrics.OPEN_ISSUES`. Use `org.sonar.api.measures.CoreMetrics.VIOLATIONS` instead.
+* Deprecate `org.sonar.api.measures.CoreMetrics.CONFIRMED_ISSUES`. No replacement.
 
 ## 10.4
 
diff --git a/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/measures/CoreMetrics.java b/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/measures/CoreMetrics.java
index cc82908d..97b3650c 100644
--- a/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/measures/CoreMetrics.java
+++ b/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/measures/CoreMetrics.java
@@ -999,12 +999,16 @@ public final class CoreMetrics {
 
   /**
    * @since 3.6
+   * @deprecated since 10.4. Use {@link #VIOLATIONS_KEY} instead.
    */
+  @Deprecated(since = "10.4")
   public static final String OPEN_ISSUES_KEY = "open_issues";
 
   /**
    * @since 3.6
+   * @deprecated since 10.4. Use {@link #VIOLATIONS} instead.
    */
+  @Deprecated(since = "10.4")
   public static final Metric<Integer> OPEN_ISSUES = new Metric.Builder(OPEN_ISSUES_KEY, "Open Issues", Metric.ValueType.INT)
     .setDescription("Open issues")
     .setDirection(Metric.DIRECTION_WORST)
@@ -1015,12 +1019,16 @@ public final class CoreMetrics {
 
   /**
    * @since 3.6
+   * @deprecated since 10.4. Use {@link #VIOLATIONS_KEY} instead.
    */
+  @Deprecated(since = "10.4")
   public static final String REOPENED_ISSUES_KEY = "reopened_issues";
 
   /**
    * @since 3.6
+   * @deprecated since 10.4. Use {@link #VIOLATIONS} instead.
    */
+  @Deprecated(since = "10.4")
   public static final Metric<Integer> REOPENED_ISSUES = new Metric.Builder(REOPENED_ISSUES_KEY, "Reopened Issues", Metric.ValueType.INT)
     .setDescription("Reopened issues")
     .setDirection(Metric.DIRECTION_WORST)
@@ -1032,12 +1040,16 @@ public final class CoreMetrics {
 
   /**
    * @since 3.6
+   * @deprecated since 10.4 as status {@link org.sonar.api.issue.Issue#STATUS_CONFIRMED} is deprecated. No replacement.
    */
+  @Deprecated(since = "10.4")
   public static final String CONFIRMED_ISSUES_KEY = "confirmed_issues";
 
   /**
    * @since 3.6
+   * @deprecated since 10.4 as status {@link org.sonar.api.issue.Issue#STATUS_CONFIRMED} is deprecated. No replacement.
    */
+  @Deprecated(since = "10.4")
   public static final Metric<Integer> CONFIRMED_ISSUES = new Metric.Builder(CONFIRMED_ISSUES_KEY, "Confirmed Issues", Metric.ValueType.INT)
     .setDescription("Confirmed issues")
     .setDirection(Metric.DIRECTION_WORST)