diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 32af4c1b34061..3b40214f22f37 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -39236,8 +39236,8 @@ package android.webkit {
     method public deprecated void onGlobalFocusChanged(android.view.View, android.view.View);
     method public void onPause();
     method public void onResume();
-    method public boolean overlayHorizontalScrollbar();
-    method public boolean overlayVerticalScrollbar();
+    method public deprecated boolean overlayHorizontalScrollbar();
+    method public deprecated boolean overlayVerticalScrollbar();
     method public boolean pageDown(boolean);
     method public boolean pageUp(boolean);
     method public void pauseTimers();
@@ -39257,13 +39257,13 @@ package android.webkit {
     method public deprecated void setCertificate(android.net.http.SslCertificate);
     method public void setDownloadListener(android.webkit.DownloadListener);
     method public void setFindListener(android.webkit.WebView.FindListener);
-    method public void setHorizontalScrollbarOverlay(boolean);
+    method public deprecated void setHorizontalScrollbarOverlay(boolean);
     method public void setHttpAuthUsernamePassword(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String);
     method public void setInitialScale(int);
     method public deprecated void setMapTrackballToArrowKeys(boolean);
     method public void setNetworkAvailable(boolean);
     method public deprecated void setPictureListener(android.webkit.WebView.PictureListener);
-    method public void setVerticalScrollbarOverlay(boolean);
+    method public deprecated void setVerticalScrollbarOverlay(boolean);
     method public void setWebChromeClient(android.webkit.WebChromeClient);
     method public static void setWebContentsDebuggingEnabled(boolean);
     method public void setWebViewClient(android.webkit.WebViewClient);
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index cff5c994e8dce..2dcb0a86e7d1c 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -41581,8 +41581,8 @@ package android.webkit {
     method public deprecated void onGlobalFocusChanged(android.view.View, android.view.View);
     method public void onPause();
     method public void onResume();
-    method public boolean overlayHorizontalScrollbar();
-    method public boolean overlayVerticalScrollbar();
+    method public deprecated boolean overlayHorizontalScrollbar();
+    method public deprecated boolean overlayVerticalScrollbar();
     method public boolean pageDown(boolean);
     method public boolean pageUp(boolean);
     method public void pauseTimers();
@@ -41602,13 +41602,13 @@ package android.webkit {
     method public deprecated void setCertificate(android.net.http.SslCertificate);
     method public void setDownloadListener(android.webkit.DownloadListener);
     method public void setFindListener(android.webkit.WebView.FindListener);
-    method public void setHorizontalScrollbarOverlay(boolean);
+    method public deprecated void setHorizontalScrollbarOverlay(boolean);
     method public void setHttpAuthUsernamePassword(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String);
     method public void setInitialScale(int);
     method public deprecated void setMapTrackballToArrowKeys(boolean);
     method public void setNetworkAvailable(boolean);
     method public deprecated void setPictureListener(android.webkit.WebView.PictureListener);
-    method public void setVerticalScrollbarOverlay(boolean);
+    method public deprecated void setVerticalScrollbarOverlay(boolean);
     method public void setWebChromeClient(android.webkit.WebChromeClient);
     method public static void setWebContentsDebuggingEnabled(boolean);
     method public void setWebViewClient(android.webkit.WebViewClient);
diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java b/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java
index 5080fccbf00d6..aa72eb3cf2dd6 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java
@@ -611,41 +611,45 @@ public class WebView extends AbsoluteLayout
     /**
      * Specifies whether the horizontal scrollbar has overlay style.
      *
+     * @deprecated This method has no effect.
      * @param overlay true if horizontal scrollbar should have overlay style
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public void setHorizontalScrollbarOverlay(boolean overlay) {
-        checkThread();
-        mProvider.setHorizontalScrollbarOverlay(overlay);
     }
 
     /**
      * Specifies whether the vertical scrollbar has overlay style.
      *
+     * @deprecated This method has no effect.
      * @param overlay true if vertical scrollbar should have overlay style
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public void setVerticalScrollbarOverlay(boolean overlay) {
-        checkThread();
-        mProvider.setVerticalScrollbarOverlay(overlay);
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets whether horizontal scrollbar has overlay style.
      *
-     * @return true if horizontal scrollbar has overlay style
+     * @deprecated This method is now obsolete.
+     * @return true
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public boolean overlayHorizontalScrollbar() {
-        checkThread();
-        return mProvider.overlayHorizontalScrollbar();
+        // The old implementation defaulted to true, so return true for consistency
+        return true;
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets whether vertical scrollbar has overlay style.
      *
-     * @return true if vertical scrollbar has overlay style
+     * @deprecated This method is now obsolete.
+     * @return false
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public boolean overlayVerticalScrollbar() {
-        checkThread();
-        return mProvider.overlayVerticalScrollbar();
+        // The old implementation defaulted to false, so return false for consistency
+        return false;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewProvider.java b/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewProvider.java
index 09afcf1222c5f..27033ad611861 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewProvider.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewProvider.java
@@ -70,12 +70,16 @@ public interface WebViewProvider {
     public void init(Map<String, Object> javaScriptInterfaces,
             boolean privateBrowsing);
 
+    // Deprecated - should never be called
     public void setHorizontalScrollbarOverlay(boolean overlay);
 
+    // Deprecated - should never be called
     public void setVerticalScrollbarOverlay(boolean overlay);
 
+    // Deprecated - should never be called
     public boolean overlayHorizontalScrollbar();
 
+    // Deprecated - should never be called
     public boolean overlayVerticalScrollbar();
 
     public int getVisibleTitleHeight();