diff --git a/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/librarymanagement/ivyint/GigahorseUrlHandler.scala b/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/librarymanagement/ivyint/GigahorseUrlHandler.scala
index d2b87ed90..a1109dc91 100644
--- a/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/librarymanagement/ivyint/GigahorseUrlHandler.scala
+++ b/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/librarymanagement/ivyint/GigahorseUrlHandler.scala
@@ -225,10 +225,12 @@ object GigahorseUrlHandler {
       .build
   }
 
+  @deprecated("Use the Gigahorse HttpClient directly instead.", "librarymanagement-ivy 1.0.1")
   private[sbt] def urlFactory = {
     new OkUrlFactory(okHttpClient)
   }
 
+  @deprecated("Use the Gigahorse HttpClient directly instead.", "librarymanagement-ivy 1.0.1")
   private[sbt] def open(url: URL): HttpURLConnection =
     urlFactory.open(url)