diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/SplashScreenProvider.java b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/SplashScreenProvider.java
index f30467875c8..f048c9f8c9e 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/SplashScreenProvider.java
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/SplashScreenProvider.java
@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@ import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 /**
  * Provides a {@link SplashScreen} to display while Flutter initializes and renders its first frame.
+ *
+ * <p>Flutter now automatically keeps the Android launch screen displayed until Flutter has drawn
+ * the first frame, and thus, there is no longer a need to provide an implementation of this
+ * interface.
+ *
+ * @deprecated
  */
+@Deprecated
 public interface SplashScreenProvider {
   /**
    * Provides a {@link SplashScreen} to display while Flutter initializes and renders its first