diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationsScanner.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationsScanner.java
index b044cb5a0c..fa90a703b4 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationsScanner.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationsScanner.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ abstract class AnnotationsScanner {
 	}
 
 	@Nullable
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	private static <C, R> R processClass(C context, Class<?> source,
 			SearchStrategy searchStrategy, AnnotationsProcessor<C, R> processor) {
 
@@ -229,6 +230,7 @@ abstract class AnnotationsScanner {
 	}
 
 	@Nullable
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	private static <C, R> R processMethod(C context, Method source,
 			SearchStrategy searchStrategy, AnnotationsProcessor<C, R> processor) {
 
@@ -499,6 +501,7 @@ abstract class AnnotationsScanner {
 		return (type.getName().startsWith("java.") || type == Ordered.class);
 	}
 
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	private static boolean isWithoutHierarchy(AnnotatedElement source, SearchStrategy searchStrategy) {
 		if (source == Object.class) {
 			return true;
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotations.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotations.java
index 81822f690f..9800505d77 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotations.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotations.java
@@ -492,7 +492,10 @@ public interface MergedAnnotations extends Iterable<MergedAnnotation<Annotation>
 		 * whether the source type is an <em>inner class</em>, a {@code static}
 		 * nested class, or a nested interface. Thus, it may find more annotations
 		 * than you would expect.
+		 * @deprecated as of Spring Framework 6.0 M3, for potential removal or
+		 * replacement before 6.0 GA
 		 */
+		@Deprecated
 		TYPE_HIERARCHY_AND_ENCLOSING_CLASSES
 
 	}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationsScannerTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationsScannerTests.java
index 83518d9b38..e848090b12 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationsScannerTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationsScannerTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ class AnnotationsScannerTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	void typeHierarchyWithEnclosedStrategyOnEnclosedStaticClassScansAnnotations() {
 		Class<?> source = AnnotationEnclosingClassSample.EnclosedStatic.EnclosedStaticStatic.class;
 		assertThat(scan(source, SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY_AND_ENCLOSING_CLASSES))
@@ -428,6 +429,7 @@ class AnnotationsScannerTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	void typeHierarchyWithEnclosedStrategyOnEnclosedInnerClassScansAnnotations() {
 		Class<?> source = AnnotationEnclosingClassSample.EnclosedInner.EnclosedInnerInner.class;
 		assertThat(scan(source, SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY_AND_ENCLOSING_CLASSES))
@@ -435,6 +437,7 @@ class AnnotationsScannerTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	void typeHierarchyWithEnclosedStrategyOnMethodHierarchyUsesTypeHierarchyScan() {
 		Method source = methodFrom(WithHierarchy.class);
 		assertThat(scan(source, SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY_AND_ENCLOSING_CLASSES)).containsExactly(
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotationsTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotationsTests.java
index a64233d485..03666ff884 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotationsTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotationsTests.java
@@ -711,6 +711,7 @@ class MergedAnnotationsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	void streamTypeHierarchyAndEnclosingClassesFromNonAnnotatedInnerClassWithAnnotatedEnclosingClass() {
 		Stream<Class<?>> classes = MergedAnnotations.from(AnnotatedClass.NonAnnotatedInnerClass.class,
 				SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY_AND_ENCLOSING_CLASSES).stream().map(MergedAnnotation::getType);
@@ -718,6 +719,7 @@ class MergedAnnotationsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	void streamTypeHierarchyAndEnclosingClassesFromNonAnnotatedStaticNestedClassWithAnnotatedEnclosingClass() {
 		Stream<Class<?>> classes = MergedAnnotations.from(AnnotatedClass.NonAnnotatedStaticNestedClass.class,
 				SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY_AND_ENCLOSING_CLASSES).stream().map(MergedAnnotation::getType);
@@ -725,6 +727,7 @@ class MergedAnnotationsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	void getFromMethodWithMethodAnnotationOnLeaf() throws Exception {
 		Method method = Leaf.class.getMethod("annotatedOnLeaf");
 		assertThat(method.getAnnotation(Order.class)).isNotNull();