diff --git a/xep-0158.xml b/xep-0158.xml
index e1bb49c1..40f22a28 100644
--- a/xep-0158.xml
+++ b/xep-0158.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <abstract>This document specifies an XMPP protocol extension that entities may use to discover whether the sender of an XML stanza is a human user or a robot.</abstract>
   &LEGALNOTICE;
   <number>0158</number>
-  <status>Deferred</status>
+  <status>Experimental</status>
   <type>Standards Track</type>
   <jig>Standards JIG</jig>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/xep-0159.xml b/xep-0159.xml
index afb9ff7e..2a3d31b9 100644
--- a/xep-0159.xml
+++ b/xep-0159.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <abstract>This document defines an XMPP protocol extension that enables clients to control how their servers may block SPIM that is addressed to them. It specifies a default privacy list fall-through action.</abstract>
   &LEGALNOTICE;
   <number>0159</number>
-  <status>Deferred</status>
+  <status>Experimental</status>
   <type>Standards Track</type>
   <jig>Standards JIG</jig>
   <dependencies>