diff --git a/library/common/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ParserException.java b/library/common/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ParserException.java
index 27a1ef9843..23e1985e3e 100644
--- a/library/common/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ParserException.java
+++ b/library/common/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ParserException.java
@@ -123,18 +123,6 @@ public class ParserException extends IOException {
     this(message, /* cause= */ null, /* contentIsMalformed= */ true, C.DATA_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Creates a new instance.
-   *
-   * @param cause The cause for the exception.
-   * @deprecated Use a factory method which initializes {@link #contentIsMalformed}, and {@link
-   *     #dataType} instead.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public ParserException(Throwable cause) {
-    this(/* message= */ null, cause, /* contentIsMalformed= */ true, C.DATA_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
-  }
-
   protected ParserException(
       @Nullable String message,
       @Nullable Throwable cause,
diff --git a/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/DashMediaSource.java b/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/DashMediaSource.java
index 2feb09ac63..36ba4fea48 100644
--- a/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/DashMediaSource.java
+++ b/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/DashMediaSource.java
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ public final class DashMediaSource extends BaseMediaSource {
         }
         return timestampMs;
       } catch (ParseException e) {
-        throw new ParserException(e);
+        throw ParserException.createForMalformedManifest(/* message= */ null, /* cause= */ e);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/manifest/DashManifestParser.java b/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/manifest/DashManifestParser.java
index 2b849e9eba..09b3894744 100644
--- a/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/manifest/DashManifestParser.java
+++ b/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/manifest/DashManifestParser.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class DashManifestParser extends DefaultHandler
       }
       return parseMediaPresentationDescription(xpp, uri.toString());
     } catch (XmlPullParserException e) {
-      throw new ParserException(e);
+      throw ParserException.createForMalformedManifest(/* message= */ null, /* cause= */ e);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/library/extractor/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/mp4/SefReader.java b/library/extractor/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/mp4/SefReader.java
index ccf5180f41..a3a71ac3f2 100644
--- a/library/extractor/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/mp4/SefReader.java
+++ b/library/extractor/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/extractor/mp4/SefReader.java
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ import java.util.List;
         int speedDivisor = 1 << (speedMode - 1);
         segments.add(new SlowMotionData.Segment(startTimeMs, endTimeMs, speedDivisor));
       } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-        throw new ParserException(e);
+        throw ParserException.createForMalformedContainer(/* message= */ null, /* cause= */ e);
       }
     }
     return new SlowMotionData(segments);
diff --git a/library/smoothstreaming/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/smoothstreaming/manifest/SsManifestParser.java b/library/smoothstreaming/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/smoothstreaming/manifest/SsManifestParser.java
index 1c683b9e42..06edd9236b 100644
--- a/library/smoothstreaming/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/smoothstreaming/manifest/SsManifestParser.java
+++ b/library/smoothstreaming/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/smoothstreaming/manifest/SsManifestParser.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class SsManifestParser implements ParsingLoadable.Parser<SsManifest> {
           new SmoothStreamingMediaParser(null, uri.toString());
       return (SsManifest) smoothStreamingMediaParser.parse(xmlParser);
     } catch (XmlPullParserException e) {
-      throw new ParserException(e);
+      throw ParserException.createForMalformedManifest(/* message= */ null, /* cause= */ e);
     }
   }
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public class SsManifestParser implements ParsingLoadable.Parser<SsManifest> {
         try {
           return Integer.parseInt(value);
         } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-          throw new ParserException(e);
+          throw ParserException.createForMalformedManifest(/* message= */ null, /* cause= */ e);
         }
       } else {
         return defaultValue;
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ public class SsManifestParser implements ParsingLoadable.Parser<SsManifest> {
         try {
           return Integer.parseInt(value);
         } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-          throw new ParserException(e);
+          throw ParserException.createForMalformedManifest(/* message= */ null, /* cause= */ e);
         }
       } else {
         throw new MissingFieldException(key);
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ public class SsManifestParser implements ParsingLoadable.Parser<SsManifest> {
         try {
           return Long.parseLong(value);
         } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-          throw new ParserException(e);
+          throw ParserException.createForMalformedManifest(/* message= */ null, /* cause= */ e);
         }
       } else {
         return defaultValue;
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ public class SsManifestParser implements ParsingLoadable.Parser<SsManifest> {
         try {
           return Long.parseLong(value);
         } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-          throw new ParserException(e);
+          throw ParserException.createForMalformedManifest(/* message= */ null, /* cause= */ e);
         }
       } else {
         throw new MissingFieldException(key);