diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/CocoapodsExtension.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/CocoapodsExtension.kt
index 4f084302097..0a7e7d24d79 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/CocoapodsExtension.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/CocoapodsExtension.kt
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ abstract class CocoapodsExtension @Inject constructor(private val project: Proje
          * @param flatten does archive contains subdirectory that needs to be expanded
          * @param isAllowInsecureProtocol enables communication with a repository over an insecure HTTP connection.
          */
+        @Deprecated("Will be removed in a 1.8 version. Use pods published as a git repository instead")
         @JvmOverloads
         fun url(url: String, flatten: Boolean = false, isAllowInsecureProtocol: Boolean = false): PodLocation = Url(URI(url), flatten, isAllowInsecureProtocol)
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt
index dc4608b41d3..7816bb223c6 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/KotlinCocoapodsPlugin.kt
@@ -458,12 +458,13 @@ open class KotlinCocoapodsPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
                     it.podName = project.provider { pod.name.asValidTaskName() }
                     it.podSource = project.provider<Git> { podSource }
                 }
-
-                is Url -> project.tasks.register(pod.toPodDownloadTaskName, PodDownloadUrlTask::class.java) {
-                    it.podName = project.provider { pod.name.asValidTaskName() }
-                    it.podSource = project.provider<Url> { podSource }
+                is Url -> {
+                    SingleWarningPerBuild.show(project, "Direct pod downloading by url will be removed in a 1.8 version. Use pods published as a git repository instead.")
+                    project.tasks.register(pod.toPodDownloadTaskName, PodDownloadUrlTask::class.java) {
+                        it.podName = project.provider { pod.name.asValidTaskName() }
+                        it.podSource = project.provider<Url> { podSource }
+                    }
                 }
-
                 else -> return@all
             }