diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/SpringFactoriesLoader.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/SpringFactoriesLoader.java
index aea829b923..550f3c770f 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/SpringFactoriesLoader.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/SpringFactoriesLoader.java
@@ -268,7 +268,9 @@ public class SpringFactoriesLoader {
 	 * {@code null} to use the default
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an error occurs while loading factory names
 	 * @see #loadFactories
+	 * @deprecated as of 6.0 in favor of {@link #load(Class, ArgumentResolver, FailureHandler)}
 	 */
+	@Deprecated
 	public static List<String> loadFactoryNames(Class<?> factoryType, @Nullable ClassLoader classLoader) {
 		return forDefaultResourceLocation(classLoader).loadFactoryNames(factoryType);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/SpringFactoriesLoaderTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/SpringFactoriesLoaderTests.java
index b9bf4c451b..5cde6c22c0 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/SpringFactoriesLoaderTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/SpringFactoriesLoaderTests.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class SpringFactoriesLoaderTests {
 
 
 	@Test
+	@Deprecated
 	void loadFactoryNames() {
 		List<String> factoryNames = SpringFactoriesLoader.loadFactoryNames(DummyFactory.class, null);
 		assertThat(factoryNames).containsExactlyInAnyOrder(MyDummyFactory1.class.getName(), MyDummyFactory2.class.getName());