diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 467aa32a7d671..41a74cfae20ac 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -58326,9 +58326,9 @@ package android.webkit {
     method public abstract void setAllowFileAccess(boolean);
     method @Deprecated public abstract void setAllowFileAccessFromFileURLs(boolean);
     method @Deprecated public abstract void setAllowUniversalAccessFromFileURLs(boolean);
-    method public abstract void setAppCacheEnabled(boolean);
+    method @Deprecated public abstract void setAppCacheEnabled(boolean);
     method @Deprecated public abstract void setAppCacheMaxSize(long);
-    method public abstract void setAppCachePath(String);
+    method @Deprecated public abstract void setAppCachePath(String);
     method public abstract void setBlockNetworkImage(boolean);
     method public abstract void setBlockNetworkLoads(boolean);
     method public abstract void setBuiltInZoomControls(boolean);
diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/WebSettings.java b/core/java/android/webkit/WebSettings.java
index 35dd5760d5abf..e224e84a56fec 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/WebSettings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/WebSettings.java
@@ -1118,6 +1118,9 @@ public abstract class WebSettings {
      * {@link #setAppCachePath}.
      *
      * @param flag {@code true} if the WebView should enable Application Caches
+     * @deprecated The Application Cache API is deprecated and this method will
+     *             become a no-op on all Android versions once support is
+     *             removed in Chromium. Consider using Service Workers instead.
      */
     public abstract void setAppCacheEnabled(boolean flag);
 
@@ -1130,6 +1133,9 @@ public abstract class WebSettings {
      * @param appCachePath a String path to the directory containing
      *                     Application Caches files.
      * @see #setAppCacheEnabled
+     * @deprecated The Application Cache API is deprecated and this method will
+     *             become a no-op on all Android versions once support is
+     *             removed in Chromium. Consider using Service Workers instead.
      */
     public abstract void setAppCachePath(String appCachePath);
 
@@ -1142,7 +1148,7 @@ public abstract class WebSettings {
      * It is recommended to leave the maximum size set to the default value.
      *
      * @param appCacheMaxSize the maximum size in bytes
-     * @deprecated In future quota will be managed automatically.
+     * @deprecated Quota is managed automatically; this method is a no-op.
      */
     @Deprecated
     public abstract void setAppCacheMaxSize(long appCacheMaxSize);