diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/util/ExceptionUtil.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/util/ExceptionUtil.java
index 76a1a1c97c4f..f6301aec1c76 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/util/ExceptionUtil.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/util/ExceptionUtil.java
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ public interface FinallyBlock {
     void run() throws Exception;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * This function is unused outside of the associated tests in TestExceptionUtil.
+   * @deprecated since 0.14.0. Will be removed in 1.0.0.
+   */
+  @Deprecated
   public static <R> R runSafely(
       Block<R, RuntimeException, RuntimeException, RuntimeException> block,
       CatchBlock catchBlock,
@@ -61,6 +66,11 @@ public static <R> R runSafely(
         RuntimeException.class, RuntimeException.class, RuntimeException.class);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * This function is unused outside of the associated tests in TestExceptionUtil.
+   * @deprecated since 0.14.0. Will be removed in 1.0.0.
+   */
+  @Deprecated
   public static <R, E1 extends Exception> R runSafely(
       Block<R, E1, RuntimeException, RuntimeException> block,
       CatchBlock catchBlock,
@@ -69,6 +79,11 @@ public static <R, E1 extends Exception> R runSafely(
     return runSafely(block, catchBlock, finallyBlock, e1Class, RuntimeException.class, RuntimeException.class);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * This function is unused outside the associated tests in TestExceptionUtil.
+   * @deprecated since 0.14.0. Will be removed in 1.0.0.
+   */
+  @Deprecated
   public static <R, E1 extends Exception, E2 extends Exception> R runSafely(
       Block<R, E1, E2, RuntimeException> block,
       CatchBlock catchBlock,
@@ -78,6 +93,12 @@ public static <R, E1 extends Exception, E2 extends Exception> R runSafely(
     return runSafely(block, catchBlock, finallyBlock, e1Class, e2Class, RuntimeException.class);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * This function is unused outside the associated tests in TestExceptionUtil.
+   * @deprecated since 0.14.0. Will be removed in 1.0.0.
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  @SuppressWarnings("Finally")
   public static <R, E1 extends Exception, E2 extends Exception, E3 extends Exception> R runSafely(
       Block<R, E1, E2, E3> block,
       CatchBlock catchBlock,