diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index d7077d1..88f5d87 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -967,6 +967,7 @@
 		// disk and memory usage.
 		javacFlags = append(javacFlags, "-g:source,lines")
 	}
+	javacFlags = append(javacFlags, "-Xlint:-dep-ann")
 
 	if ctx.Config().RunErrorProne() {
 		if config.ErrorProneClasspath == nil {