diff --git a/UPGRADE-4.4.md b/UPGRADE-4.4.md
index 6a2eaea10d32..3c04fc45bed3 100644
--- a/UPGRADE-4.4.md
+++ b/UPGRADE-4.4.md
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ DoctrineBridge
  * Deprecated passing an `IdReader` to the `DoctrineChoiceLoader` when the query cannot be optimized with single id field.
  * Deprecated not passing an `IdReader` to the `DoctrineChoiceLoader` when the query can be optimized with single id field.
  * Deprecated `RegistryInterface`, use `Doctrine\Common\Persistence\ManagerRegistry`.
+ * Added a new `getMetadataDriverClass` method to replace class parameters in `AbstractDoctrineExtension`. This method
+   will be abstract in Symfony 5 and must be declared in extending classes.
 
 Filesystem
 ----------
diff --git a/UPGRADE-5.0.md b/UPGRADE-5.0.md
index 25749c546ba8..94ec159545e7 100644
--- a/UPGRADE-5.0.md
+++ b/UPGRADE-5.0.md
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ DoctrineBridge
  * Passing an `IdReader` to the `DoctrineChoiceLoader` when the query cannot be optimized with single id field will throw an exception, pass `null` instead
  * Not passing an `IdReader` to the `DoctrineChoiceLoader` when the query can be optimized with single id field will not apply any optimization
  * The `RegistryInterface` has been removed.
+ * Added a new `getMetadataDriverClass` method in `AbstractDoctrineExtension` to replace class parameters. 
 
 DomCrawler
 ----------
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/CHANGELOG.md b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/CHANGELOG.md
index 434446c99266..8265e9e68270 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CHANGELOG
  * added `DoctrineClearEntityManagerMiddleware`
  * deprecated `RegistryInterface`, use `Doctrine\Common\Persistence\ManagerRegistry`
  * added support for invokable event listeners
+ * added `getMetadataDriverClass` method to deprecate class parameters in service configuration files
 
 4.3.0
 -----
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/DependencyInjection/AbstractDoctrineExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/DependencyInjection/AbstractDoctrineExtension.php
index 61c6609c764f..dc80ff76fef0 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/DependencyInjection/AbstractDoctrineExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/DependencyInjection/AbstractDoctrineExtension.php
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ protected function registerMappingDrivers($objectManager, ContainerBuilder $cont
         if ($container->hasDefinition($this->getObjectManagerElementName($objectManager['name'].'_metadata_driver'))) {
             $chainDriverDef = $container->getDefinition($this->getObjectManagerElementName($objectManager['name'].'_metadata_driver'));
         } else {
-            $chainDriverDef = new Definition('%'.$this->getObjectManagerElementName('metadata.driver_chain.class%'));
+            $chainDriverDef = new Definition($this->getMetadataDriverClass('driver_chain'));
             $chainDriverDef->setPublic(false);
         }
 
@@ -194,12 +194,12 @@ protected function registerMappingDrivers($objectManager, ContainerBuilder $cont
                 }
                 $mappingDriverDef->setArguments($args);
             } elseif ('annotation' == $driverType) {
-                $mappingDriverDef = new Definition('%'.$this->getObjectManagerElementName('metadata.'.$driverType.'.class%'), [
+                $mappingDriverDef = new Definition($this->getMetadataDriverClass($driverType), [
                     new Reference($this->getObjectManagerElementName('metadata.annotation_reader')),
                     array_values($driverPaths),
                 ]);
             } else {
-                $mappingDriverDef = new Definition('%'.$this->getObjectManagerElementName('metadata.'.$driverType.'.class%'), [
+                $mappingDriverDef = new Definition($this->getMetadataDriverClass($driverType), [
                     array_values($driverPaths),
                 ]);
             }
@@ -434,6 +434,16 @@ abstract protected function getMappingResourceConfigDirectory();
      */
     abstract protected function getMappingResourceExtension();
 
+    /**
+     * The class name used by the various mapping drivers.
+     */
+    protected function getMetadataDriverClass(string $driverType): string
+    {
+        @trigger_error(sprintf('Not declaring the "%s" method in class "%s" is deprecated since Symfony 4.4. This method will be abstract in Symfony 5.0.', __METHOD__, static::class), E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+
+        return '%'.$this->getObjectManagerElementName('metadata.'.$driverType.'.class%');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Search for a manager that is declared as 'auto_mapping' = true.
      *