diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl1.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl1.qll
index 04b058c7565..c3ba9fb0014 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl1.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl1.qll
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ abstract deprecated class Configuration extends string {
    */
   predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { this.hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
 
+  /**
+   * DEPRECATED: Use `FlowExploration<explorationLimit>` instead.
+   *
+   * Gets the exploration limit for `hasPartialFlow` and `hasPartialFlowRev`
+   * measured in approximate number of interprocedural steps.
+   */
+  deprecated int explorationLimit() { none() }
+
   /**
    * Holds if hidden nodes should be included in the data flow graph.
    *
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl2.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl2.qll
index 04b058c7565..c3ba9fb0014 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl2.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl2.qll
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ abstract deprecated class Configuration extends string {
    */
   predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { this.hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
 
+  /**
+   * DEPRECATED: Use `FlowExploration<explorationLimit>` instead.
+   *
+   * Gets the exploration limit for `hasPartialFlow` and `hasPartialFlowRev`
+   * measured in approximate number of interprocedural steps.
+   */
+  deprecated int explorationLimit() { none() }
+
   /**
    * Holds if hidden nodes should be included in the data flow graph.
    *
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl3.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl3.qll
index 04b058c7565..c3ba9fb0014 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl3.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl3.qll
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ abstract deprecated class Configuration extends string {
    */
   predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { this.hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
 
+  /**
+   * DEPRECATED: Use `FlowExploration<explorationLimit>` instead.
+   *
+   * Gets the exploration limit for `hasPartialFlow` and `hasPartialFlowRev`
+   * measured in approximate number of interprocedural steps.
+   */
+  deprecated int explorationLimit() { none() }
+
   /**
    * Holds if hidden nodes should be included in the data flow graph.
    *
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl4.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl4.qll
index 04b058c7565..c3ba9fb0014 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl4.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl4.qll
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ abstract deprecated class Configuration extends string {
    */
   predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { this.hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
 
+  /**
+   * DEPRECATED: Use `FlowExploration<explorationLimit>` instead.
+   *
+   * Gets the exploration limit for `hasPartialFlow` and `hasPartialFlowRev`
+   * measured in approximate number of interprocedural steps.
+   */
+  deprecated int explorationLimit() { none() }
+
   /**
    * Holds if hidden nodes should be included in the data flow graph.
    *
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl5.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl5.qll
index 04b058c7565..c3ba9fb0014 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl5.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl5.qll
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ abstract deprecated class Configuration extends string {
    */
   predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { this.hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
 
+  /**
+   * DEPRECATED: Use `FlowExploration<explorationLimit>` instead.
+   *
+   * Gets the exploration limit for `hasPartialFlow` and `hasPartialFlowRev`
+   * measured in approximate number of interprocedural steps.
+   */
+  deprecated int explorationLimit() { none() }
+
   /**
    * Holds if hidden nodes should be included in the data flow graph.
    *
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl6.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl6.qll
index 04b058c7565..c3ba9fb0014 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl6.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl6.qll
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ abstract deprecated class Configuration extends string {
    */
   predicate hasFlowToExpr(DataFlowExpr sink) { this.hasFlowTo(exprNode(sink)) }
 
+  /**
+   * DEPRECATED: Use `FlowExploration<explorationLimit>` instead.
+   *
+   * Gets the exploration limit for `hasPartialFlow` and `hasPartialFlowRev`
+   * measured in approximate number of interprocedural steps.
+   */
+  deprecated int explorationLimit() { none() }
+
   /**
    * Holds if hidden nodes should be included in the data flow graph.
    *