diff --git a/DEPRECATED_APIs.md b/DEPRECATED_APIs.md
index fdf0a1877b5dc..de3f69163db65 100644
--- a/DEPRECATED_APIs.md
+++ b/DEPRECATED_APIs.md
@@ -751,7 +751,6 @@
 | @aws-cdk/aws-ecs | BaseService.​configureAwsVpcNetworking() | use configureAwsVpcNetworkingWithSecurityGroups instead. |
 | @aws-cdk/aws-ecs | BaseServiceOptions.​propagateTaskTagsFrom | Use `propagateTags` instead. |
 | @aws-cdk/aws-ecs | Cluster.​addAutoScalingGroup() | Use {@link Cluster.addAsgCapacityProvider} instead. |
-| @aws-cdk/aws-ecs | Cluster.​addCapacity() | Use {@link Cluster.addAsgCapacityProvider} instead. |
 | @aws-cdk/aws-ecs | Cluster.​addCapacityProvider() | Use {@link enableFargateCapacityProviders} instead. |
 | @aws-cdk/aws-ecs | ClusterProps.​capacityProviders | Use {@link ClusterProps.enableFargateCapacityProviders} instead. |
 | @aws-cdk/aws-ecs | Ec2ServiceProps.​securityGroup | use securityGroups instead. |
diff --git a/deprecated_apis.txt b/deprecated_apis.txt
index cfda6c5068605..433d6fe5438eb 100644
--- a/deprecated_apis.txt
+++ b/deprecated_apis.txt
@@ -747,7 +747,6 @@ constructs.Node#uniqueId
 @aws-cdk/aws-ecs.BaseService#configureAwsVpcNetworking
 @aws-cdk/aws-ecs.BaseServiceOptions#propagateTaskTagsFrom
 @aws-cdk/aws-ecs.Cluster#addAutoScalingGroup
-@aws-cdk/aws-ecs.Cluster#addCapacity
 @aws-cdk/aws-ecs.Cluster#addCapacityProvider
 @aws-cdk/aws-ecs.ClusterProps#capacityProviders
 @aws-cdk/aws-ecs.Ec2ServiceProps#securityGroup
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/cluster.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/cluster.ts
index 1b42dc6af4088..1dc50ac97ae49 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/cluster.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/cluster.ts
@@ -287,11 +287,11 @@ export class Cluster extends Resource implements ICluster {
   }
 
   /**
+   * It is highly recommended to use {@link Cluster.addAsgCapacityProvider} instead of this method.
+   *
    * This method adds compute capacity to a cluster by creating an AutoScalingGroup with the specified options.
    *
    * Returns the AutoScalingGroup so you can add autoscaling settings to it.
-   *
-   * @deprecated Use {@link Cluster.addAsgCapacityProvider} instead.
    */
   public addCapacity(id: string, options: AddCapacityOptions): autoscaling.AutoScalingGroup {
     // Do 2-way defaulting here: if the machineImageType is BOTTLEROCKET, pick the right AMI.