diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index b31c8670ae..1ddd49207c 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@
         the equivalent method on each `XXXDataSource.Factory` instead.
     *   Remove `OkHttpDataSource` constructors and `OkHttpDataSourceFactory`.
         Use `OkHttpDataSource.Factory` instead.
+    *   Remove `PlayerMessage.setHandler(Handler)`. Use `setLooper(Looper)`
+        instead.
 
 ## 1.4
 
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/PlayerMessage.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/PlayerMessage.java
index 1bd590368d..ff278bc02d 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/PlayerMessage.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/PlayerMessage.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 package androidx.media3.exoplayer;
 
-import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Looper;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.media3.common.C;
@@ -158,15 +157,6 @@ public final class PlayerMessage {
     return payload;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Use {@link #setLooper(Looper)} instead.
-   */
-  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
-  @Deprecated
-  public PlayerMessage setHandler(Handler handler) {
-    return setLooper(handler.getLooper());
-  }
-
   /**
    * Sets the {@link Looper} the message is delivered on.
    *