diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index d09b57fff80b2..1b85a316ae1dd 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -36133,7 +36133,7 @@ package android.provider {
     field public static final int RESULT_SMS_NULL_MESSAGE = 8; // 0x8
     field public static final int RESULT_SMS_NULL_PDU = 7; // 0x7
     field public static final int RESULT_SMS_OUT_OF_MEMORY = 3; // 0x3
-    field public static final int RESULT_SMS_RECEIVED_WHILE_ENCRYPTED = 9; // 0x9
+    field @Deprecated public static final int RESULT_SMS_RECEIVED_WHILE_ENCRYPTED = 9; // 0x9
     field public static final int RESULT_SMS_UNSUPPORTED = 4; // 0x4
     field @Deprecated public static final String SECRET_CODE_ACTION = "android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE";
     field public static final String SIM_FULL_ACTION = "android.provider.Telephony.SIM_FULL";
diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Telephony.java b/core/java/android/provider/Telephony.java
index 5ff9263367510..69c1417486dbd 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Telephony.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Telephony.java
@@ -930,7 +930,12 @@ public final class Telephony {
             /**
              * Set as a "result" extra in the {@link #SMS_REJECTED_ACTION} intent to indicate an sms
              * was received while the phone was in encrypted state.
+             *
+             * @deprecated This result is never used on devices that launched with Android 10 (API
+             * level 29) or higher, since Android's storage encryption implementation has changed
+             * and it no longer can cause the rejection of incoming SMS messages.
              */
+            @Deprecated
             public static final int RESULT_SMS_RECEIVED_WHILE_ENCRYPTED = 9;
 
             /**