diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/spi/AbstractQuery.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/spi/AbstractQuery.java
index dc03478ddb66..0e7c4203e949 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/spi/AbstractQuery.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/spi/AbstractQuery.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 import jakarta.persistence.metamodel.Type;
 import org.hibernate.CacheMode;
 import org.hibernate.FlushMode;
-import org.hibernate.Internal;
 import org.hibernate.query.QueryFlushMode;
 import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
 import org.hibernate.LockOptions;
@@ -64,13 +63,8 @@
 /**
  * Base implementation of {@link org.hibernate.query.Query}.
  *
- * @apiNote This class is now considered internal implementation
- * and will move to an internal package in a future version.
- * Application programs should never depend directly on this class.
- *
  * @author Steve Ebersole
  */
-@Internal
 public abstract class AbstractQuery<R>
 		extends AbstractSelectionQuery<R>
 		implements QueryImplementor<R> {