diff --git a/cropper/src/main/kotlin/com/canhub/cropper/CropImageView.kt b/cropper/src/main/kotlin/com/canhub/cropper/CropImageView.kt
index 6b84f63c..d9426d86 100644
--- a/cropper/src/main/kotlin/com/canhub/cropper/CropImageView.kt
+++ b/cropper/src/main/kotlin/com/canhub/cropper/CropImageView.kt
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ class CropImageView @JvmOverloads constructor(
    * If false the bitmap is not saved and if restore is required to view will be empty, storing the
    * bitmap requires saving it to file which can be expensive. default: false.
    */
+  @Deprecated("This functionality is deprecated, please remove it altogether or create an issue and explain WHY you need this.")
   var isSaveBitmapToInstanceState = false
 
   /**
@@ -1082,7 +1083,7 @@ class CropImageView @JvmOverloads constructor(
     }
 
     val bundle = Bundle()
-    val loadedImageUri =
+    @Suppress("DEPRECATION") val loadedImageUri =
       if (isSaveBitmapToInstanceState && imageUri == null && mImageResource < 1) {
         BitmapUtils.writeTempStateStoreBitmap(
           context = context,
@@ -1805,6 +1806,7 @@ class CropImageView @JvmOverloads constructor(
         val a = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.CropImageView, 0, 0)
         val default = CropImageOptions()
         try {
+          @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
           isSaveBitmapToInstanceState = a.getBoolean(R.styleable.CropImageView_cropSaveBitmapToInstanceState, isSaveBitmapToInstanceState)
 
           CropImageOptions(