diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/io/BufferRecyclerPoolTest.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/io/BufferRecyclerPoolTest.java
index 320ce90991..f7f5b86328 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/io/BufferRecyclerPoolTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/io/BufferRecyclerPoolTest.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ void threadLocal() throws Exception {
     }
 
     @Test
+    @Deprecated
     void lockFree() throws Exception {
         checkBufferRecyclerPoolImpl(JsonRecyclerPools.newLockFreePool(), true, true);
     }