scylladb · dkropachev · Aug 31, 2026
diff --git a/changelog/README.md b/changelog/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ under the License.
 
 <!-- Note: contrary to 3.x, insert new entries *first* in their section -->
 
+### 4.19.2.2
+
+- [breaking] Remove DSE Graph execution support and TinkerPop integration; deprecated Graph API
+  shells and legacy configuration remain temporarily for migration (#1028)
+
 ### 4.19.2
 
 - [bug] CASSJAVA-116: Retry or Speculative Execution with RequestIdGenerator throws "Duplicate Key"

diff --git a/core-shaded/pom.xml b/core-shaded/pom.xml
@@ -99,16 +99,12 @@
       <artifactId>esri-geometry-api</artifactId>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
+    <!-- Required only by deprecated Graph API signatures; no Graph implementation remains. -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.tinkerpop</groupId>
       <artifactId>gremlin-core</artifactId>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.tinkerpop</groupId>
-      <artifactId>tinkergraph-gremlin</artifactId>
-      <optional>true</optional>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.reactivestreams</groupId>
       <artifactId>reactive-streams</artifactId>
@@ -317,20 +313,15 @@
                   <version>${lz4.version}</version>
                 </additionalDependency>
                 <additionalDependency>
-                  <groupId>org.apache.tinkerpop</groupId>
-                  <artifactId>gremlin-core</artifactId>
-                  <version>${tinkerpop.version}</version>
+                  <groupId>com.esri.geometry</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>esri-geometry-api</artifactId>
+                  <version>${esri.version}</version>
                 </additionalDependency>
                 <additionalDependency>
                   <groupId>org.apache.tinkerpop</groupId>
-                  <artifactId>tinkergraph-gremlin</artifactId>
+                  <artifactId>gremlin-core</artifactId>
                   <version>${tinkerpop.version}</version>
                 </additionalDependency>
-                <additionalDependency>
-                  <groupId>com.esri.geometry</groupId>
-                  <artifactId>esri-geometry-api</artifactId>
-                  <version>${esri.version}</version>
-                </additionalDependency>
               </additionalDependencies>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
@@ -375,7 +366,7 @@
                   Note: dependencies marked as optional are by default included with optional
                   resolution in the manifest; we only need to manually set the resolution to
                   optional for dependencies declared as non-optional in the pom files.
-                  -->jnr.*;resolution:=optional, com.esri.core.geometry.*;resolution:=optional,org.reactivestreams.*;resolution:=optional, org.apache.tinkerpop.*;resolution:=optional, org.javatuples.*;resolution:=optional, reactor.blockhound.*;resolution:=optional,
+                  -->jnr.*;resolution:=optional, com.esri.core.geometry.*;resolution:=optional,org.reactivestreams.*;resolution:=optional, org.apache.tinkerpop.*;resolution:=optional, reactor.blockhound.*;resolution:=optional,
                   <!--
                   5) Don't import packages imported by shaded classes, if they are not used by the
                   driver bundle.

diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
@@ -88,16 +88,12 @@
       <artifactId>esri-geometry-api</artifactId>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
+    <!-- Required only by deprecated Graph API signatures; no Graph implementation remains. -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.tinkerpop</groupId>
       <artifactId>gremlin-core</artifactId>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.tinkerpop</groupId>
-      <artifactId>tinkergraph-gremlin</artifactId>
-      <optional>true</optional>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
@@ -324,7 +320,7 @@
                   Note: dependencies marked as optional are by default included with optional
                   resolution in the manifest; we only need to manually set the resolution to
                   optional for dependencies declared as non-optional in the pom files.
-                  -->jnr.*;resolution:=optional, com.esri.core.geometry.*;resolution:=optional, org.reactivestreams.*;resolution:=optional, org.apache.tinkerpop.*;resolution:=optional, org.javatuples.*;resolution:=optional, reactor.blockhound.*;resolution:=optional, *
+                  -->jnr.*;resolution:=optional, com.esri.core.geometry.*;resolution:=optional, org.reactivestreams.*;resolution:=optional, org.apache.tinkerpop.*;resolution:=optional, reactor.blockhound.*;resolution:=optional, *
                 </Import-Package>
                 <Export-Package>com.datastax.oss.driver.*.core.*, com.datastax.dse.driver.*.core.*</Export-Package>
               </instructions>

diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/datastax/dse/driver/api/core/auth/ProxyAuthentication.java b/core/src/main/java/com/datastax/dse/driver/api/core/auth/ProxyAuthentication.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package com.datastax.dse.driver.api.core.auth;
 
 import com.datastax.dse.driver.api.core.graph.GraphStatement;
+import com.datastax.dse.driver.internal.core.graph.GraphSupportRemoved;
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.core.cql.Statement;
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.shaded.guava.common.base.Charsets;
 import com.datastax.oss.protocol.internal.util.collection.NullAllowingImmutableMap;
@@ -52,16 +53,13 @@ public static <StatementT extends Statement<StatementT>> StatementT executeAs(
         addProxyExecuteEntry(statement.getCustomPayload(), userOrRole));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Adds proxy authentication information to a graph statement.
-   *
-   * @see #executeAs(String, Statement)
-   */
+  /** @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported. */
+  @Deprecated
+  @SuppressWarnings("DoNotCallSuggester")
   @NonNull
   public static <StatementT extends GraphStatement<StatementT>> StatementT executeAs(
       @NonNull String userOrRole, @NonNull StatementT statement) {
-    return statement.setCustomPayload(
-        addProxyExecuteEntry(statement.getCustomPayload(), userOrRole));
+    throw GraphSupportRemoved.exception();
   }
 
   private static Map<String, ByteBuffer> addProxyExecuteEntry(

diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/datastax/dse/driver/api/core/config/DseDriverOption.java b/core/src/main/java/com/datastax/dse/driver/api/core/config/DseDriverOption.java
@@ -126,47 +126,53 @@ public enum DseDriverOption implements DriverOption {
       "advanced.metrics.session.continuous-cql-requests.refresh-interval"),
 
   /**
-   * The read consistency level to use for graph statements.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value type: {@link String}
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   GRAPH_READ_CONSISTENCY_LEVEL("basic.graph.read-consistency-level"),
   /**
-   * The write consistency level to use for graph statements.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value type: {@link String}
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   GRAPH_WRITE_CONSISTENCY_LEVEL("basic.graph.write-consistency-level"),
   /**
-   * The traversal source to use for graph statements.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value type: {@link String}
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   GRAPH_TRAVERSAL_SOURCE("basic.graph.traversal-source"),
   /**
-   * The sub-protocol the driver will use to communicate with DSE Graph, on top of the Cassandra
-   * native protocol.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value type: {@link String}
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   GRAPH_SUB_PROTOCOL("advanced.graph.sub-protocol"),
   /**
-   * Whether a script statement represents a system query.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value type: boolean
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   GRAPH_IS_SYSTEM_QUERY("basic.graph.is-system-query"),
   /**
-   * The name of the graph targeted by graph statements.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value type: {@link String}
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   GRAPH_NAME("basic.graph.name"),
   /**
-   * How long the driver waits for a graph request to complete.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value-type: {@link java.time.Duration Duration}
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   GRAPH_TIMEOUT("basic.graph.timeout"),
 
   /**
@@ -177,77 +183,84 @@ public enum DseDriverOption implements DriverOption {
   MONITOR_REPORTING_ENABLED("advanced.monitor-reporting.enabled"),
 
   /**
-   * Whether to enable paging for Graph queries.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value type: {@link String}
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   GRAPH_PAGING_ENABLED("advanced.graph.paging-enabled"),
-
   /**
-   * The page size for Graph continuous paging.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value type: int
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   GRAPH_CONTINUOUS_PAGING_PAGE_SIZE("advanced.graph.paging-options.page-size"),
-
   /**
-   * The maximum number of Graph continuous pages to return.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value type: int
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   GRAPH_CONTINUOUS_PAGING_MAX_PAGES("advanced.graph.paging-options.max-pages"),
   /**
-   * The maximum number of Graph continuous pages per second.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value type: int
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   GRAPH_CONTINUOUS_PAGING_MAX_PAGES_PER_SECOND(
       "advanced.graph.paging-options.max-pages-per-second"),
   /**
-   * The maximum number of Graph continuous pages that can be stored in the local queue.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value type: int
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   GRAPH_CONTINUOUS_PAGING_MAX_ENQUEUED_PAGES("advanced.graph.paging-options.max-enqueued-pages"),
   /**
-   * The largest latency that we expect to record for graph requests.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value-type: {@link java.time.Duration Duration}
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   METRICS_SESSION_GRAPH_REQUESTS_HIGHEST("advanced.metrics.session.graph-requests.highest-latency"),
   /**
-   * The number of significant decimal digits to which internal structures will maintain for graph
-   * requests.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value-type: int
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   METRICS_SESSION_GRAPH_REQUESTS_DIGITS(
       "advanced.metrics.session.graph-requests.significant-digits"),
   /**
-   * The interval at which percentile data is refreshed for graph requests.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value-type: {@link java.time.Duration Duration}
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   METRICS_SESSION_GRAPH_REQUESTS_INTERVAL(
       "advanced.metrics.session.graph-requests.refresh-interval"),
   /**
-   * The largest latency that we expect to record for graph requests.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value-type: {@link java.time.Duration Duration}
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   METRICS_NODE_GRAPH_MESSAGES_HIGHEST("advanced.metrics.node.graph-messages.highest-latency"),
   /**
-   * The number of significant decimal digits to which internal structures will maintain for graph
-   * requests.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value-type: int
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   METRICS_NODE_GRAPH_MESSAGES_DIGITS("advanced.metrics.node.graph-messages.significant-digits"),
   /**
-   * The interval at which percentile data is refreshed for graph requests.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value-type: {@link java.time.Duration Duration}
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   METRICS_NODE_GRAPH_MESSAGES_INTERVAL("advanced.metrics.node.graph-messages.refresh-interval"),
 
   /**
@@ -266,48 +279,50 @@ public enum DseDriverOption implements DriverOption {
       "advanced.metrics.session.continuous-cql-requests.slo"),
 
   /**
-   * The shortest latency that we expect to record for graph requests.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value-type: {@link java.time.Duration Duration}
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   METRICS_SESSION_GRAPH_REQUESTS_LOWEST("advanced.metrics.session.graph-requests.lowest-latency"),
   /**
-   * Optional service-level objectives to meet, as a list of latencies to track.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value-type: {@link java.time.Duration Duration}
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   METRICS_SESSION_GRAPH_REQUESTS_SLO("advanced.metrics.session.graph-requests.slo"),
-
   /**
-   * The shortest latency that we expect to record for graph requests.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value-type: {@link java.time.Duration Duration}
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   METRICS_NODE_GRAPH_MESSAGES_LOWEST("advanced.metrics.node.graph-messages.lowest-latency"),
   /**
-   * Optional service-level objectives to meet, as a list of latencies to track.
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value-type: {@link java.time.Duration Duration}
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   METRICS_NODE_GRAPH_MESSAGES_SLO("advanced.metrics.node.graph-messages.slo"),
   /**
-   * Optional list of percentiles to publish for graph-requests metric. Produces an additional time
-   * series for each requested percentile. This percentile is computed locally, and so can't be
-   * aggregated with percentiles computed across other dimensions (e.g. in a different instance).
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value type: {@link java.util.List List}&#60;{@link Double}&#62;
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   METRICS_SESSION_GRAPH_REQUESTS_PUBLISH_PERCENTILES(
       "advanced.metrics.session.graph-requests.publish-percentiles"),
   /**
-   * Optional list of percentiles to publish for node graph-messages metric. Produces an additional
-   * time series for each requested percentile. This percentile is computed locally, and so can't be
-   * aggregated with percentiles computed across other dimensions (e.g. in a different instance).
+   * This option is ignored because DSE Graph support has been removed.
    *
-   * <p>Value type: {@link java.util.List List}&#60;{@link Double}&#62;
+   * @deprecated DSE Graph is no longer supported.
    */
+  @Deprecated
   METRICS_NODE_GRAPH_MESSAGES_PUBLISH_PERCENTILES(
       "advanced.metrics.node.graph-messages.publish-percentiles"),
+
   /**
    * Optional list of percentiles to publish for continuous paging requests metric. Produces an
    * additional time series for each requested percentile. This percentile is computed locally, and

diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/datastax/dse/driver/api/core/graph/AsyncGraphResultSet.java b/core/src/main/java/com/datastax/dse/driver/api/core/graph/AsyncGraphResultSet.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  */
 package com.datastax.dse.driver.api.core.graph;
 
-import com.datastax.dse.driver.internal.core.graph.GraphExecutionInfoConverter;
+import com.datastax.dse.driver.internal.core.graph.GraphSupportRemoved;
 import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.core.cql.ExecutionInfo;
 import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.NonNull;
 import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -34,13 +34,16 @@
  * concurrently).
  *
  * @see GraphResultSet
+ * @deprecated DSE Graph is not supported starting with driver 4.19.2.2.
  */
+@SuppressWarnings("DoNotCallSuggester")
+@Deprecated
 public interface AsyncGraphResultSet {
 
   /** The execution information for this page of results. */
   @NonNull
   default ExecutionInfo getRequestExecutionInfo() {
-    return GraphExecutionInfoConverter.convert(getExecutionInfo());
+    throw GraphSupportRemoved.exception();
   }
 
   /**