diff --git a/micrometer-core/src/main/java/io/micrometer/core/ipc/http/ReactorNettySender.java b/micrometer-core/src/main/java/io/micrometer/core/ipc/http/ReactorNettySender.java
index 07ce71fdff..4a6cdb710e 100644
--- a/micrometer-core/src/main/java/io/micrometer/core/ipc/http/ReactorNettySender.java
+++ b/micrometer-core/src/main/java/io/micrometer/core/ipc/http/ReactorNettySender.java
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
  *
  * @author Jon Schneider
  * @since 1.1.0
+ * @deprecated use a different {@link HttpSender} implementation or report your use case for this to the Micrometer project maintainers
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class ReactorNettySender implements HttpSender {
     private final HttpClient httpClient;
 
diff --git a/micrometer-core/src/test/java/io/micrometer/core/ipc/http/ReactorNettySenderTests.java b/micrometer-core/src/test/java/io/micrometer/core/ipc/http/ReactorNettySenderTests.java
index 1b3911dee1..cc640872ac 100644
--- a/micrometer-core/src/test/java/io/micrometer/core/ipc/http/ReactorNettySenderTests.java
+++ b/micrometer-core/src/test/java/io/micrometer/core/ipc/http/ReactorNettySenderTests.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.*;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
 
+@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 @ExtendWith(WiremockResolver.class)
 class ReactorNettySenderTests {
     HttpSender httpSender = new ReactorNettySender();