diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/common/annotations/DeprecatedInNewArchitecture.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/common/annotations/DeprecatedInNewArchitecture.kt
index be2c473d450..393ac8ade42 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/common/annotations/DeprecatedInNewArchitecture.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/common/annotations/DeprecatedInNewArchitecture.kt
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ package com.facebook.react.common.annotations
  */
 @Retention(AnnotationRetention.SOURCE)
 @Target(AnnotationTarget.CLASS, AnnotationTarget.FUNCTION)
-public annotation class DeprecatedInNewArchitecture(val message: String = "")
+internal annotation class DeprecatedInNewArchitecture(val message: String = "")