diff --git a/actor/src/main/java/org/apache/pekko/japi/JAPI.java b/actor/src/main/java/org/apache/pekko/japi/JAPI.java
index 11384f113f..2a3015c07a 100644
--- a/actor/src/main/java/org/apache/pekko/japi/JAPI.java
+++ b/actor/src/main/java/org/apache/pekko/japi/JAPI.java
@@ -15,8 +15,16 @@ package org.apache.pekko.japi;
 
 import scala.collection.Seq;
 
+@Deprecated
 public class JAPI {
 
+  /**
+   * Create a Scala seq from a Java array.
+   *
+   * @deprecated since 1.1.0. Use <code>
+   *     org.apache.pekko.japi.Util.immutableSeq(java.util.Arrays.asList(...));</code> instead.
+   */
+  @Deprecated
   @SafeVarargs
   public static <T> Seq<T> seq(T... ts) {
     return Util.immutableSeq(ts);