diff --git a/crates/bevy_animation/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_animation/src/lib.rs
index 30aebf1356..0cc971e3d9 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_animation/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_animation/src/lib.rs
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@ impl AnimationPlayer {
         self.active_animations.iter_mut()
     }
 
+    #[deprecated = "Use `animation_is_playing` instead"]
     /// Check if the given animation node is being played.
     pub fn is_playing_animation(&self, animation: AnimationNodeIndex) -> bool {
         self.active_animations.contains_key(&animation)