diff --git a/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/openfeature/serverprovider/Provider.java b/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/openfeature/serverprovider/Provider.java
index acb8e15..c897b0f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/openfeature/serverprovider/Provider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/openfeature/serverprovider/Provider.java
@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@ public ProviderEvaluation<Value> getObjectEvaluation(String key, Value defaultVa
         return evaluationDetailConverter.toEvaluationDetailsLdValue(detail);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the state of this provider.
+     *
+     * @deprecated The OpenFeature SDK tracks provider state itself, based on initialization and the events this
+     * provider emits. Use {@link Client#getProviderState()} instead.
+     * @return the state of this provider
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     @Override
     public ProviderState getState() {
         synchronized (state) {