diff --git a/changelog.d/1120.deprecation.md b/changelog.d/1120.deprecation.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e39584b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/1120.deprecation.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+The support for *zope-interface* via the `attrs.validators.provides` validator is now deprecated and will be removed in, or after, April 2024.
+
+The presence of a C-based package in our developement dependencies has caused headaches and we're not under the impression it's used a lot.
+
+Let us know if you're using it and we might publish it as a separate package.
diff --git a/src/attr/validators.py b/src/attr/validators.py
index 7dfec61c..1488554f 100644
--- a/src/attr/validators.py
+++ b/src/attr/validators.py
@@ -244,7 +244,17 @@ def provides(interface):
     :raises TypeError: With a human readable error message, the attribute
         (of type `attrs.Attribute`), the expected interface, and the
         value it got.
+
+    .. deprecated:: 23.1.0
     """
+    import warnings
+
+    warnings.warn(
+        "attrs's zope-interface support is deprecated and will be removed in, "
+        "or after, April 2024.",
+        DeprecationWarning,
+        stacklevel=2,
+    )
     return _ProvidesValidator(interface)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_validators.py b/tests/test_validators.py
index fab04026..d42acf4a 100644
--- a/tests/test_validators.py
+++ b/tests/test_validators.py
@@ -349,7 +349,9 @@ class C:
             def f(self):
                 pass
 
-        v = provides(ifoo)
+        with pytest.deprecated_call():
+            v = provides(ifoo)
+
         v(None, simple_attr("x"), C())
 
     def test_fail(self, ifoo):
@@ -359,9 +361,12 @@ def test_fail(self, ifoo):
         value = object()
         a = simple_attr("x")
 
-        v = provides(ifoo)
+        with pytest.deprecated_call():
+            v = provides(ifoo)
+
         with pytest.raises(TypeError) as e:
             v(None, a, value)
+
         assert (
             "'x' must provide {interface!r} which {value!r} doesn't.".format(
                 interface=ifoo, value=value
@@ -375,7 +380,9 @@ def test_repr(self, ifoo):
         """
         Returned validator has a useful `__repr__`.
         """
-        v = provides(ifoo)
+        with pytest.deprecated_call():
+            v = provides(ifoo)
+
         assert (
             "<provides validator for interface {interface!r}>".format(
                 interface=ifoo