diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/Compatibility.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/Compatibility.java
index 5033b5e14582..812a18c8335d 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/Compatibility.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/Compatibility.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * considered temporary and are usually also {@linkplain Deprecated deprecated}.
  */
 @Target(ElementType.FIELD)
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
 @Documented
 public @interface Compatibility {
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/Unsafe.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/Unsafe.java
index 244b20cdb5f0..ca9056957d72 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/Unsafe.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/Unsafe.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * are largely considered unsupported.
  */
 @Target(ElementType.FIELD)
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
 @Documented
 public @interface Unsafe {
 }