diff --git a/core/java/android/animation/Animator.java b/core/java/android/animation/Animator.java
index 8e31d323009fe..c51725a2caac4 100644
--- a/core/java/android/animation/Animator.java
+++ b/core/java/android/animation/Animator.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package android.animation;
 
+import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.Config;
 import android.content.res.ConstantState;
 
@@ -436,10 +437,14 @@ public abstract class Animator implements Cloneable {
      * operate on target objects (for example, {@link ValueAnimator}, but this method
      * is on the superclass for the convenience of dealing generically with those subclasses
      * that do handle targets.
+     * <p>
+     * <strong>Note:</strong> The target is stored as a weak reference internally to avoid leaking
+     * resources by having animators directly reference old targets. Therefore, you should
+     * ensure that animator targets always have a hard reference elsewhere.
      *
      * @param target The object being animated
      */
-    public void setTarget(Object target) {
+    public void setTarget(@Nullable Object target) {
     }
 
     // Hide reverse() and canReverse() for now since reverse() only work for simple
diff --git a/core/java/android/animation/ObjectAnimator.java b/core/java/android/animation/ObjectAnimator.java
index efb9192a75836..542ecf41756ec 100644
--- a/core/java/android/animation/ObjectAnimator.java
+++ b/core/java/android/animation/ObjectAnimator.java
@@ -898,12 +898,6 @@ public final class ObjectAnimator extends ValueAnimator {
         return mTarget == null ? null : mTarget.get();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the target object whose property will be animated by this animation. If the
-     * animator has been started, it will be canceled.
-     *
-     * @param target The object being animated
-     */
     @Override
     public void setTarget(@Nullable Object target) {
         final Object oldTarget = getTarget();