diff --git a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/jvm/src/kotlinx/metadata/jvm/KotlinModuleMetadata.kt b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/jvm/src/kotlinx/metadata/jvm/KotlinModuleMetadata.kt
index 0454fadac70..f1dfd2d50f8 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/jvm/src/kotlinx/metadata/jvm/KotlinModuleMetadata.kt
+++ b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/jvm/src/kotlinx/metadata/jvm/KotlinModuleMetadata.kt
@@ -249,7 +249,10 @@ class KmModule : KmModuleVisitor() {
 
     /**
      * Annotations on the module.
+     *
+     * Currently, Kotlin does not provide functionality to specify annotations on modules.
      */
+    @Deprecated("This list is always empty and will be removed", level = DeprecationLevel.WARNING)
     val annotations: MutableList<KmAnnotation> = ArrayList(0)
 
     /**