diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index ad1df1abca1b5..67c570aad77c6 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -73111,7 +73111,7 @@
  value="3"
  static="true"
  final="true"
- deprecated="not deprecated"
+ deprecated="deprecated"
  visibility="public"
 >
 </field>
diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/Sensor.java b/core/java/android/hardware/Sensor.java
index bb209f3575da0..317e5473819d6 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/Sensor.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/Sensor.java
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ public class Sensor {
      * A constant describing an orientation sensor type.
      * See {@link android.hardware.SensorEvent SensorEvent}
      * for more details.
+     * @deprecated use {@link android.hardware.SensorManager#getOrientation
+     *  SensorManager.getOrientation()} instead.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static final int TYPE_ORIENTATION    = 3;
 
     /** A constant describing a gyroscope sensor type */