diff -r abe767ecfd00 masterfs/src/org/netbeans/modules/masterfs/providers/AnnotationProvider.java
--- a/masterfs/src/org/netbeans/modules/masterfs/providers/AnnotationProvider.java	Thu Apr 17 07:00:06 2014 +0000
+++ b/masterfs/src/org/netbeans/modules/masterfs/providers/AnnotationProvider.java	Fri Apr 18 12:40:34 2014 +0200
@@ -110,8 +110,12 @@
     /** Provides actions that should be added to given set of files.
      * @param files an immutable set of {@link FileObject}s belonging to this filesystem
      * @return null or array of actions for these files.
+     * @deprecated no longer useful when {@link FileSystem#
      */
-    public abstract javax.swing.Action[] actions(Set<? extends FileObject> files);
+    @Deprecated
+    public javax.swing.Action[] actions(Set<? extends FileObject> files) {
+        return null;
+    }
     
     //
     // Listener support
diff -r abe767ecfd00 masterfs/src/org/netbeans/modules/masterfs/watcher/Watcher.java
--- a/masterfs/src/org/netbeans/modules/masterfs/watcher/Watcher.java	Thu Apr 17 07:00:06 2014 +0000
+++ b/masterfs/src/org/netbeans/modules/masterfs/watcher/Watcher.java	Fri Apr 18 12:40:34 2014 +0200
@@ -148,9 +148,6 @@
     public @Override String annotateNameHtml(String name, Set<? extends FileObject> files) {
         return null;
     }
-    public @Override Action[] actions(Set<? extends FileObject> files) {
-        return null;
-    }
 
     public @Override InterceptionListener getInterceptionListener() {
         return ext;
diff -r abe767ecfd00 openide.filesystems/apichanges.xml
--- a/openide.filesystems/apichanges.xml	Thu Apr 17 07:00:06 2014 +0000
+++ b/openide.filesystems/apichanges.xml	Fri Apr 18 12:40:34 2014 +0200
@@ -49,6 +49,26 @@
         <apidef name="filesystems">Filesystems API</apidef>
     </apidefs>
     <changes>
+        <change id="getActionsDeprecated">
+            <api name="filesystems"/>
+            <summary>Deprecating FileSystem.getActions</summary>
+            <version major="8" minor="12"/>
+            <date year="2014" month="4" day="25"/>
+            <author login="jtulach"/>
+            <compatibility addition="yes"/>
+            <description>
+                <p>
+                    Deprecating <code>getActions</code> method in preparation
+                    of splitting filesystems API into UI (e.g. depending
+                    on Swing) and non-UI part (that can run on JDK8 compact
+                    profile).
+                </p>
+            </description>
+            <class package="org.openide.filesystems" name="FileSystem"/>
+            <class package="org.openide.filesystems" name="AbstractFileSystem"/>
+            <class package="org.openide.filesystems" name="MultiFileSystem"/>
+            <issue number="243265"/>
+        </change>
         <change id="MultiFileObject.revealEntriesAttribute">
             <api name="filesystems"/>
             <summary>Allowed to reveal deleted files, or original files overriden by writable layer</summary>
diff -r abe767ecfd00 openide.filesystems/manifest.mf
--- a/openide.filesystems/manifest.mf	Thu Apr 17 07:00:06 2014 +0000
+++ b/openide.filesystems/manifest.mf	Fri Apr 18 12:40:34 2014 +0200
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 OpenIDE-Module: org.openide.filesystems
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/openide/filesystems/Bundle.properties
 OpenIDE-Module-Layer: org/openide/filesystems/resources/layer.xml
-OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 8.11
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 8.12
 
diff -r abe767ecfd00 openide.filesystems/src/org/openide/filesystems/AbstractFileSystem.java
--- a/openide.filesystems/src/org/openide/filesystems/AbstractFileSystem.java	Thu Apr 17 07:00:06 2014 +0000
+++ b/openide.filesystems/src/org/openide/filesystems/AbstractFileSystem.java	Fri Apr 18 12:40:34 2014 +0200
@@ -273,8 +273,10 @@
     /* Action for this filesystem.
     *
     * @return refresh action
+    * @deprecated actions should be provided by higher level parts of the
+    *   system, not something as low level as filesystems
     */
-    public SystemAction[] getActions() {
+    @Deprecated public SystemAction[] getActions() {
         if (!isEnabledRefreshFolder()) {
             return NO_SYSTEM_ACTIONS;
         } else {
diff -r abe767ecfd00 openide.filesystems/src/org/openide/filesystems/FileSystem.java
--- a/openide.filesystems/src/org/openide/filesystems/FileSystem.java	Thu Apr 17 07:00:06 2014 +0000
+++ b/openide.filesystems/src/org/openide/filesystems/FileSystem.java	Fri Apr 18 12:40:34 2014 +0200
@@ -476,15 +476,23 @@
     * and {@link org.openide.util.actions.Presenter.Toolbar Toolbar} presenters.
     *
     * @return array of available actions
+    * @deprecated actions should be provided by higher level parts of the
+    *   system, not something as low level as filesystems
     */
-    public abstract SystemAction[] getActions();
+    @Deprecated
+    public SystemAction[] getActions() {
+        return new SystemAction[0];
+    }
 
     /**
      * Get actions appropriate to a certain file selection.
      * By default, returns the same list as {@link #getActions()}.
      * @param foSet one or more files which may be selected
      * @return zero or more actions appropriate to those files
+     * @deprecated actions should be provided by higher level parts of the
+     *   system, not something as low level as filesystems
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public SystemAction[] getActions(Set<FileObject> foSet) {
         return this.getActions();
     }
diff -r abe767ecfd00 openide.filesystems/src/org/openide/filesystems/MultiFileSystem.java
--- a/openide.filesystems/src/org/openide/filesystems/MultiFileSystem.java	Thu Apr 17 07:00:06 2014 +0000
+++ b/openide.filesystems/src/org/openide/filesystems/MultiFileSystem.java	Fri Apr 18 12:40:34 2014 +0200
@@ -288,7 +288,10 @@
     }
 
     /** Merge actions from all delegates.
-    */
+     * @deprecated actions should be provided by higher level parts of the
+     * system, not something as low level as filesystems
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     public @Override SystemAction[] getActions() {
         List<SystemAction> al = new ArrayList<SystemAction>(101); // randomly choosen constant
         Set<SystemAction> uniq = new HashSet<SystemAction>(101); // not that randommly choosen
@@ -312,6 +315,13 @@
         return al.toArray(new SystemAction[al.size()]);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Merge actions from all delegates.
+     *
+     * @deprecated actions should be provided by higher level parts of the
+     * system, not something as low level as filesystems
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     public @Override SystemAction[] getActions(final Set<FileObject> foSet) {
         List<SystemAction> al = new ArrayList<SystemAction>(101); // randomly choosen constant
         Set<SystemAction> uniq = new HashSet<SystemAction>(101); // not that randommly choosen
diff -r abe767ecfd00 openide.loaders/src/org/openide/actions/FileSystemAction.java
--- a/openide.loaders/src/org/openide/actions/FileSystemAction.java	Thu Apr 17 07:00:06 2014 +0000
+++ b/openide.loaders/src/org/openide/actions/FileSystemAction.java	Fri Apr 18 12:40:34 2014 +0200
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@
 * {@link FileSystem}.
 *
 * @author  Jaroslav Tulach
+* @deprecated uses {@link FileSystem#getActions(java.util.Set)} which is
+*   now deprecated
 */
+@Deprecated
 public class FileSystemAction extends SystemAction
 implements ContextAwareAction, Presenter.Menu, Presenter.Popup {
     /** empty array of menu items */
diff -r abe767ecfd00 subversion/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/subversion/TestAnnotationProvider.java
--- a/subversion/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/subversion/TestAnnotationProvider.java	Thu Apr 17 07:00:06 2014 +0000
+++ b/subversion/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/subversion/TestAnnotationProvider.java	Fri Apr 18 12:40:34 2014 +0200
@@ -112,11 +112,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Action[] actions(Set files) {
-        return new Action[]{};
-    }
-    
-    @Override
     public InterceptionListener getInterceptionListener() {
         return interceptor;
     }
diff -r abe767ecfd00 versioning.core/src/org/netbeans/modules/versioning/core/VersioningAnnotationProvider.java
--- a/versioning.core/src/org/netbeans/modules/versioning/core/VersioningAnnotationProvider.java	Thu Apr 17 07:00:06 2014 +0000
+++ b/versioning.core/src/org/netbeans/modules/versioning/core/VersioningAnnotationProvider.java	Fri Apr 18 12:40:34 2014 +0200
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@
     }
 
     public Action[] actions(Set files) {
+        //
+        // XXX: And now what!? This code is really used in the IDE!
+        //
+        
         if (files.isEmpty()) return new Action[0];
 
         if(!VersioningManager.isInitialized()) {
diff -r abe767ecfd00 versioning.core/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/versioning/DeleteCreateTestAnnotationProvider.java
--- a/versioning.core/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/versioning/DeleteCreateTestAnnotationProvider.java	Thu Apr 17 07:00:06 2014 +0000
+++ b/versioning.core/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/versioning/DeleteCreateTestAnnotationProvider.java	Fri Apr 18 12:40:34 2014 +0200
@@ -111,11 +111,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Action[] actions(Set files) {
-        return new Action[]{};
-    }
-    
-    @Override
     public InterceptionListener getInterceptionListener() {
         return interceptor;
     }