diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java
index 1deb7c09c1..64062724d7 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java
@@ -549,7 +549,10 @@ public interface World extends RegionAccessor, WorldInfo, PluginMessageRecipient
      * @param delegate A class to call for each block changed as a result of
      *     this method
      * @return true if the tree was created successfully, otherwise false
+     * @see #generateTree(org.bukkit.Location, java.util.Random, org.bukkit.TreeType, org.bukkit.util.Consumer)
+     * @deprecated this method does not handle tile entities (bee nests)
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public boolean generateTree(@NotNull Location loc, @NotNull TreeType type, @NotNull BlockChangeDelegate delegate);
 
     /**