diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 56aeb3e573..9291d56b41 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ subprojects {
                     packageExcludes = ['io.micrometer.shaded.*', 'io.micrometer.statsd.internal']
 
                     fieldExcludes = []
+                    methodExcludes = ['io.micrometer.registry.otlp.AggregationTemporality#toOtlpAggregationTemporality(io.micrometer.registry.otlp.AggregationTemporality)']
 
                     onlyIf { compatibleVersion != 'SKIP' }
                 }
diff --git a/implementations/micrometer-registry-otlp/src/main/java/io/micrometer/registry/otlp/AggregationTemporality.java b/implementations/micrometer-registry-otlp/src/main/java/io/micrometer/registry/otlp/AggregationTemporality.java
index 7bda081a2b..4d832b8d18 100644
--- a/implementations/micrometer-registry-otlp/src/main/java/io/micrometer/registry/otlp/AggregationTemporality.java
+++ b/implementations/micrometer-registry-otlp/src/main/java/io/micrometer/registry/otlp/AggregationTemporality.java
@@ -36,11 +36,7 @@ public enum AggregationTemporality {
      */
     CUMULATIVE;
 
-    /**
-     * @deprecated This method was not intended to be public, users should not use it.
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    public static io.opentelemetry.proto.metrics.v1.AggregationTemporality toOtlpAggregationTemporality(
+    static io.opentelemetry.proto.metrics.v1.AggregationTemporality toOtlpAggregationTemporality(
             AggregationTemporality aggregationTemporality) {
         switch (aggregationTemporality) {
             case DELTA: