diff --git a/src/State/SerializerAwareProviderInterface.php b/src/State/SerializerAwareProviderInterface.php
index e213176dc4..f8962331dc 100644
--- a/src/State/SerializerAwareProviderInterface.php
+++ b/src/State/SerializerAwareProviderInterface.php
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
  * Injects serializer in providers.
  *
  * @author Vincent Chalamon <vincentchalamon@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * @deprecated in 4.2, to be removed in 5.0 because it violates the dependency injection principle.
  */
 interface SerializerAwareProviderInterface
 {
diff --git a/src/State/SerializerAwareProviderTrait.php b/src/State/SerializerAwareProviderTrait.php
index dfe28b5560..bba3665f46 100644
--- a/src/State/SerializerAwareProviderTrait.php
+++ b/src/State/SerializerAwareProviderTrait.php
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ trait SerializerAwareProviderTrait
 
     public function setSerializerLocator(ContainerInterface $serializerLocator): void
     {
+        trigger_deprecation(
+            'api-platform/core',
+            '4.2',
+            'The "%s" interface is deprecated and will be removed in 5.0. It violates the dependency injection principle.',
+            SerializerAwareProviderInterface::class
+        );
+
         $this->serializerLocator = $serializerLocator;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/ApiPlatformBundle.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/ApiPlatformBundle.php
index 3996c7e911..b2c04aa413 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/ApiPlatformBundle.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/ApiPlatformBundle.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public function build(ContainerBuilder $container): void
     {
         parent::build($container);
 
+        // TODO: remove in 5.x
         $container->addCompilerPass(new DataProviderPass());
         // Run the compiler pass before the {@see ResolveInstanceofConditionalsPass} to allow autoconfiguration of generated filter definitions.
         $container->addCompilerPass(new AttributeFilterPass(), PassConfig::TYPE_BEFORE_OPTIMIZATION, 101);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/Compiler/DataProviderPass.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/Compiler/DataProviderPass.php
index 3d9567a169..78e3c47afb 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/Compiler/DataProviderPass.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/Compiler/DataProviderPass.php
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@
 /**
  * Registers data providers.
  *
- * @internal
+ * @internal since 4.2
  *
  * @author Kévin Dunglas <dunglas@gmail.com>
  * @author Vincent Chalamon <vincentchalamon@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * TODO: remove in 5.x
  */
 final class DataProviderPass implements CompilerPassInterface
 {
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/TestBundle/State/SerializableProvider.php b/tests/Fixtures/TestBundle/State/SerializableProvider.php
index 45cc5e0718..3eca79faf5 100644
--- a/tests/Fixtures/TestBundle/State/SerializableProvider.php
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/TestBundle/State/SerializableProvider.php
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 /**
  * @author Vincent Chalamon <vincentchalamon@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * @deprecated in 4.2, to be removed in 5.0 because it violates the dependency injection principle.
  */
 class SerializableProvider implements ProviderInterface, SerializerAwareProviderInterface
 {
diff --git a/tests/Symfony/Bundle/ApiPlatformBundleTest.php b/tests/Symfony/Bundle/ApiPlatformBundleTest.php
index a189f93675..213e140e6c 100644
--- a/tests/Symfony/Bundle/ApiPlatformBundleTest.php
+++ b/tests/Symfony/Bundle/ApiPlatformBundleTest.php
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class ApiPlatformBundleTest extends TestCase
     public function testBuild(): void
     {
         $containerProphecy = $this->prophesize(ContainerBuilder::class);
+        // TODO: remove in 5.x
         $containerProphecy->addCompilerPass(Argument::type(DataProviderPass::class))->willReturn($containerProphecy->reveal())->shouldBeCalled();
         $containerProphecy->addCompilerPass(Argument::type(AttributeFilterPass::class), PassConfig::TYPE_BEFORE_OPTIMIZATION, 101)->willReturn($containerProphecy->reveal())->shouldBeCalled();
         $containerProphecy->addCompilerPass(Argument::type(AttributeResourcePass::class))->shouldBeCalled()->willReturn($containerProphecy->reveal())->shouldBeCalled();