diff --git a/src/Composer/EventDispatcher/EventDispatcher.php b/src/Composer/EventDispatcher/EventDispatcher.php
index 0ac0453af..ca23a1bdd 100644
--- a/src/Composer/EventDispatcher/EventDispatcher.php
+++ b/src/Composer/EventDispatcher/EventDispatcher.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class EventDispatcher
     }
 
     /**
-     * Set whether to run scripts or not
+     * Set whether script handlers are active or not
      *
      * @param bool $runScripts
      */
diff --git a/src/Composer/Installer.php b/src/Composer/Installer.php
index c803edfdf..6cf057172 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Installer.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Installer.php
@@ -1131,6 +1131,7 @@ class Installer
      *
      * @param  bool      $runScripts
      * @return Installer
+     * @deprecated Use setRunScripts(false) on the EventDispatcher instance being injected instead
      */
     public function setRunScripts($runScripts = true)
     {