diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 24df97abaac92..2446c5d8bc511 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -16839,7 +16839,7 @@ package android.provider {
     method public static android.net.Uri getLookupUri(android.content.ContentResolver, android.net.Uri);
     method public static android.net.Uri getLookupUri(long, java.lang.String);
     method public static android.net.Uri lookupContact(android.content.ContentResolver, android.net.Uri);
-    method public static void markAsContacted(android.content.ContentResolver, long);
+    method public static deprecated void markAsContacted(android.content.ContentResolver, long);
     method public static java.io.InputStream openContactPhotoInputStream(android.content.ContentResolver, android.net.Uri, boolean);
     method public static java.io.InputStream openContactPhotoInputStream(android.content.ContentResolver, android.net.Uri);
     field public static final android.net.Uri CONTENT_FILTER_URI;
diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java b/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
index e4729c7d32d17..ce4e61430d7db 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
@@ -1536,7 +1536,11 @@ public final class ContactsContract {
          *
          * @param resolver the ContentResolver to use
          * @param contactId the person who was contacted
+         *
+         * @deprecated The class DataUsageStatUpdater of the Android support library should
+         *     be used instead.
          */
+        @Deprecated
         public static void markAsContacted(ContentResolver resolver, long contactId) {
             Uri uri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(CONTENT_URI, contactId);
             ContentValues values = new ContentValues();