diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 6b10a17a1cc15..d794708bddfee 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -3442,7 +3442,7 @@ package android.app {
     method public android.view.View getCurrentFocus();
     method public android.app.FragmentManager getFragmentManager();
     method public android.content.Intent getIntent();
-    method public deprecated java.lang.Object getLastNonConfigurationInstance();
+    method public java.lang.Object getLastNonConfigurationInstance();
     method public android.view.LayoutInflater getLayoutInflater();
     method public android.app.LoaderManager getLoaderManager();
     method public java.lang.String getLocalClassName();
@@ -3543,7 +3543,7 @@ package android.app {
     method protected void onRestoreInstanceState(android.os.Bundle);
     method public void onRestoreInstanceState(android.os.Bundle, android.os.PersistableBundle);
     method protected void onResume();
-    method public deprecated java.lang.Object onRetainNonConfigurationInstance();
+    method public java.lang.Object onRetainNonConfigurationInstance();
     method protected void onSaveInstanceState(android.os.Bundle);
     method public void onSaveInstanceState(android.os.Bundle, android.os.PersistableBundle);
     method public boolean onSearchRequested(android.view.SearchEvent);
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 0461368c43e0e..e0a7effd260b2 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -3557,7 +3557,7 @@ package android.app {
     method public android.view.View getCurrentFocus();
     method public android.app.FragmentManager getFragmentManager();
     method public android.content.Intent getIntent();
-    method public deprecated java.lang.Object getLastNonConfigurationInstance();
+    method public java.lang.Object getLastNonConfigurationInstance();
     method public android.view.LayoutInflater getLayoutInflater();
     method public android.app.LoaderManager getLoaderManager();
     method public java.lang.String getLocalClassName();
@@ -3660,7 +3660,7 @@ package android.app {
     method protected void onRestoreInstanceState(android.os.Bundle);
     method public void onRestoreInstanceState(android.os.Bundle, android.os.PersistableBundle);
     method protected void onResume();
-    method public deprecated java.lang.Object onRetainNonConfigurationInstance();
+    method public java.lang.Object onRetainNonConfigurationInstance();
     method protected void onSaveInstanceState(android.os.Bundle);
     method public void onSaveInstanceState(android.os.Bundle, android.os.PersistableBundle);
     method public boolean onSearchRequested(android.view.SearchEvent);
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index f94bb2e285a59..9b4f2fc54e169 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -3442,7 +3442,7 @@ package android.app {
     method public android.view.View getCurrentFocus();
     method public android.app.FragmentManager getFragmentManager();
     method public android.content.Intent getIntent();
-    method public deprecated java.lang.Object getLastNonConfigurationInstance();
+    method public java.lang.Object getLastNonConfigurationInstance();
     method public android.view.LayoutInflater getLayoutInflater();
     method public android.app.LoaderManager getLoaderManager();
     method public java.lang.String getLocalClassName();
@@ -3543,7 +3543,7 @@ package android.app {
     method protected void onRestoreInstanceState(android.os.Bundle);
     method public void onRestoreInstanceState(android.os.Bundle, android.os.PersistableBundle);
     method protected void onResume();
-    method public deprecated java.lang.Object onRetainNonConfigurationInstance();
+    method public java.lang.Object onRetainNonConfigurationInstance();
     method protected void onSaveInstanceState(android.os.Bundle);
     method public void onSaveInstanceState(android.os.Bundle, android.os.PersistableBundle);
     method public boolean onSearchRequested(android.view.SearchEvent);
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/Activity.java b/core/java/android/app/Activity.java
index 6b67b959064e3..a0a599e6c2210 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/Activity.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/Activity.java
@@ -1976,15 +1976,13 @@ public class Activity extends ContextThemeWrapper
      * normal {@link #onSaveInstanceState(Bundle)} mechanism) even if this
      * function returns null.
      *
-     * @return Returns the object previously returned by
-     * {@link #onRetainNonConfigurationInstance()}.
-     *
-     * @deprecated Use the new {@link Fragment} API
+     * <p><strong>Note:</strong> For most cases you should use the {@link Fragment} API
      * {@link Fragment#setRetainInstance(boolean)} instead; this is also
-     * available on older platforms through the Android compatibility package.
+     * available on older platforms through the Android support libraries.
+     *
+     * @return the object previously returned by {@link #onRetainNonConfigurationInstance()}
      */
     @Nullable
-    @Deprecated
     public Object getLastNonConfigurationInstance() {
         return mLastNonConfigurationInstances != null
                 ? mLastNonConfigurationInstances.activity : null;
@@ -2035,12 +2033,12 @@ public class Activity extends ContextThemeWrapper
      * guarantee for {@link android.os.AsyncTask#doInBackground} since that is
      * running in a separate thread.)
      *
-     * @return Return any Object holding the desired state to propagate to the
-     * next activity instance.
-     *
-     * @deprecated Use the new {@link Fragment} API
+     * <p><strong>Note:</strong> For most cases you should use the {@link Fragment} API
      * {@link Fragment#setRetainInstance(boolean)} instead; this is also
-     * available on older platforms through the Android compatibility package.
+     * available on older platforms through the Android support libraries.
+     *
+     * @return any Object holding the desired state to propagate to the
+     *         next activity instance
      */
     public Object onRetainNonConfigurationInstance() {
         return null;