diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 8c6df728d1b64..fada9aad6c052 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -40055,7 +40055,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     method public java.util.List<android.telephony.CellInfo> getAllCellInfo();
     method public int getCallState();
     method public android.os.PersistableBundle getCarrierConfig();
-    method public android.telephony.CellLocation getCellLocation();
+    method public deprecated android.telephony.CellLocation getCellLocation();
     method public int getDataActivity();
     method public int getDataNetworkType();
     method public int getDataState();
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index c4361ac1d738e..29a869f4eb0a0 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -43540,7 +43540,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     method public java.lang.String getCdmaMdn(int);
     method public java.lang.String getCdmaMin();
     method public java.lang.String getCdmaMin(int);
-    method public android.telephony.CellLocation getCellLocation();
+    method public deprecated android.telephony.CellLocation getCellLocation();
     method public int getCurrentPhoneType();
     method public int getCurrentPhoneType(int);
     method public int getDataActivity();
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 3470d2cdd641e..5c8edac69edbb 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -40255,7 +40255,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     method public java.util.List<android.telephony.CellInfo> getAllCellInfo();
     method public int getCallState();
     method public android.os.PersistableBundle getCarrierConfig();
-    method public android.telephony.CellLocation getCellLocation();
+    method public deprecated android.telephony.CellLocation getCellLocation();
     method public int getDataActivity();
     method public int getDataNetworkType();
     method public int getDataState();
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index 3f079bbe7d541..77da89709d659 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -1093,14 +1093,15 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
      * this method will return null. The implementation must not to try add LTE
      * identifiers into the existing cdma/gsm classes.
      *<p>
-     * In the future this call will be deprecated.
-     *<p>
      * @return Current location of the device or null if not available.
      *
      * <p>Requires Permission:
      * {@link android.Manifest.permission#ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION} or
      * {@link android.Manifest.permission#ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION}.
+     *
+     * @deprecated use {@link #getAllCellInfo} instead, which returns a superset of this API.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public CellLocation getCellLocation() {
         try {
             ITelephony telephony = getITelephony();