XMLInputFactory.newFactory() is marked as deprecated

FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "9"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 9+175)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 9+175, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
macOS 10.12.5
but this bug isn't OS-related.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
XMLInputFactory.newFactory() has a @Deprecated(since="1.7") annotation.

This is wrong for two reasons:

- newFactory() is the non-deprecated replacement for the deprecated newInstance() method of the same class.

- newFactory() wasn't deprecated in either 1.7 or 1.8.

REGRESSION. Last worked in version 8u152

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Compile a piece of code containing a call to
XMLInputFactory.newFactory()

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
No deprecation warning is generated.
ACTUAL -
The following warning is generated:
warning: [deprecation] newFactory() in XMLInputFactory has been deprecated

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
warning: [deprecation] newFactory() in XMLInputFactory has been deprecated

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
public class Foo {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        javax.xml.stream.XMLInputFactory.newFactory();
    }
}

/*
$ javac -Xlint:deprecation Foo.java
Foo.java:3: warning: [deprecation] newFactory() in XMLInputFactory has been deprecated
        javax.xml.stream.XMLInputFactory.newFactory();
                                        ^
1 warning
*/

---------- END SOURCE ----------