diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/cache/ContextCache.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/cache/ContextCache.java
index 66528de3ead..260e8b60b17 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/cache/ContextCache.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/cache/ContextCache.java
@@ -116,7 +116,10 @@ public interface ContextCache {
 	 * @param context the {@code ApplicationContext}; never {@code null}
 	 * @see #get(MergedContextConfiguration)
 	 * @see #put(MergedContextConfiguration, LoadFunction)
+	 * @deprecated since Spring Framework 7.0 in favor of
+	 * {@link #put(MergedContextConfiguration, LoadFunction)}
 	 */
+	@Deprecated(since = "7.0")
 	void put(MergedContextConfiguration key, ApplicationContext context);
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/cache/DefaultContextCache.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/cache/DefaultContextCache.java
index b00c261393b..3b102fa4e3d 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/cache/DefaultContextCache.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/cache/DefaultContextCache.java
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ public class DefaultContextCache implements ContextCache {
 	}
 
 	@Override
+	@Deprecated(since = "7.0")
 	public void put(MergedContextConfiguration key, ApplicationContext context) {
 		Assert.notNull(key, "Key must not be null");
 		Assert.notNull(context, "ApplicationContext must not be null");
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/cache/LruContextCacheTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/cache/LruContextCacheTests.java
index 8067565fb25..186addab6b5 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/cache/LruContextCacheTests.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/cache/LruContextCacheTests.java
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class LruContextCacheTests {
 
 
 	@Nested
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	class PutUnitTests {
 
 		@Test