diff --git a/src/js/models/LookupModel.js b/src/js/models/LookupModel.js
index 1a5063d09..79fddbd90 100644
--- a/src/js/models/LookupModel.js
+++ b/src/js/models/LookupModel.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ define(["jquery", "jqueryui", "underscore", "backbone"], function (
 
       initialize: function () {},
 
+      /** deprecated */
       bioportalSearch: function (request, response, localValues, allValues) {
         // make sure we have something to lookup
         if (!MetacatUI.appModel.get("bioportalAPIKey")) {
diff --git a/src/js/views/filters/SemanticFilterView.js b/src/js/views/filters/SemanticFilterView.js
index 2d6a72c08..be5725c9e 100644
--- a/src/js/views/filters/SemanticFilterView.js
+++ b/src/js/views/filters/SemanticFilterView.js
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ define([
   /**
    * @class SemanticFilterView
    * @classdesc Render a specialized view of a single Filter model using the
-   *   AnnotationFilterView.
+   * BioontologySelectView. Essentially acts as a connector between the Filter
+   * model and the Bioontology model. Uses logic from both the FilterView and
+   * the BioontologySelectView.
    * @classcategory Views/Filters
    * @augments FilterView
    * @screenshot views/filters/SemanticFilterView.png
@@ -43,8 +45,8 @@ define([
       /**
        * Render an instance of a Semantic Filter View. Note that this View
        * doesn't have a template and instead delegates to the
-       * AnnotationFilterView which renders a SearchSelectView which renders the
-       * BioontologySelectView.
+       * BioontologySelectView which renders a SearchSelectView which renders
+       * the BioontologySelectView.
        * @returns {SemanticFilterView} This instance
        * @since 2.22.0
        */
diff --git a/src/js/views/searchSelect/AnnotationFilterView.js b/src/js/views/searchSelect/AnnotationFilterView.js
index 0f960fc00..16e2b988b 100644
--- a/src/js/views/searchSelect/AnnotationFilterView.js
+++ b/src/js/views/searchSelect/AnnotationFilterView.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ define(["jquery", "underscore", "backbone", "bioportal"], function (
    * @constructor
    * @since 2.14.0
    * @screenshot views/searchSelect/AnnotationFilterView.png
+   * @deprecated since 0.0.0
    */
   return Backbone.View.extend(
     /** @lends AnnotationFilterView.prototype */