diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/Annotations.kt b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/Annotations.kt
index 685ac881477..d9df80fefb0 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/Annotations.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/Annotations.kt
@@ -40,16 +40,14 @@ public annotation class SymbolName(val name: String)
  */
 @Target(AnnotationTarget.FUNCTION, AnnotationTarget.CLASS)
 @Retention(AnnotationRetention.BINARY)
-@Deprecated("This annotation will be removed in a future release")
-public annotation class Retain
+internal annotation class Retain
 
 /**
  * Preserve the function entry point during global optimizations, only for the given target.
  */
 @Target(AnnotationTarget.FUNCTION, AnnotationTarget.CLASS)
 @Retention(AnnotationRetention.BINARY)
-@Deprecated("This annotation will be removed in a future release")
-public annotation class RetainForTarget(val target: String)
+internal annotation class RetainForTarget(val target: String)
 
 
 /** @suppress */