diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/DefaultDrmSessionEventListener.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/DefaultDrmSessionEventListener.java
index fa5b60e66e..297f26bb71 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/DefaultDrmSessionEventListener.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/drm/DefaultDrmSessionEventListener.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public interface DefaultDrmSessionEventListener {
   default void onDrmSessionAcquired() {}
 
   /** Called each time keys are loaded. */
-  void onDrmKeysLoaded();
+  default void onDrmKeysLoaded() {}
 
   /**
    * Called when a drm error occurs.
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ public interface DefaultDrmSessionEventListener {
    *
    * @param error The corresponding exception.
    */
-  void onDrmSessionManagerError(Exception error);
+  default void onDrmSessionManagerError(Exception error) {}
 
   /** Called each time offline keys are restored. */
-  void onDrmKeysRestored();
+  default void onDrmKeysRestored() {}
 
   /** Called each time offline keys are removed. */
-  void onDrmKeysRemoved();
+  default void onDrmKeysRemoved() {}
 
   /** Called each time a drm session is released. */
   default void onDrmSessionReleased() {}
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/DefaultMediaSourceEventListener.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/DefaultMediaSourceEventListener.java
index 14bafdaf4b..fbb3a86221 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/DefaultMediaSourceEventListener.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/DefaultMediaSourceEventListener.java
@@ -15,78 +15,9 @@
  */
 package com.google.android.exoplayer2.source;
 
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaSource.MediaPeriodId;
-import java.io.IOException;
-
 /**
- * A {@link MediaSourceEventListener} allowing selective overrides. All methods are implemented as
- * no-ops.
+ * @deprecated Use {@link MediaSourceEventListener} interface directly for selective overrides as
+ *     all methods are implemented as no-op default methods.
  */
-public abstract class DefaultMediaSourceEventListener implements MediaSourceEventListener {
-
-  @Override
-  public void onMediaPeriodCreated(int windowIndex, MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId) {
-    // Do nothing.
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void onMediaPeriodReleased(int windowIndex, MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId) {
-    // Do nothing.
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void onLoadStarted(
-      int windowIndex,
-      @Nullable MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId,
-      LoadEventInfo loadEventInfo,
-      MediaLoadData mediaLoadData) {
-    // Do nothing.
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void onLoadCompleted(
-      int windowIndex,
-      @Nullable MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId,
-      LoadEventInfo loadEventInfo,
-      MediaLoadData mediaLoadData) {
-    // Do nothing.
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void onLoadCanceled(
-      int windowIndex,
-      @Nullable MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId,
-      LoadEventInfo loadEventInfo,
-      MediaLoadData mediaLoadData) {
-    // Do nothing.
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void onLoadError(
-      int windowIndex,
-      @Nullable MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId,
-      LoadEventInfo loadEventInfo,
-      MediaLoadData mediaLoadData,
-      IOException error,
-      boolean wasCanceled) {
-    // Do nothing.
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void onReadingStarted(int windowIndex, MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId) {
-    // Do nothing.
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void onUpstreamDiscarded(
-      int windowIndex, @Nullable MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId, MediaLoadData mediaLoadData) {
-    // Do nothing.
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void onDownstreamFormatChanged(
-      int windowIndex, @Nullable MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId, MediaLoadData mediaLoadData) {
-    // Do nothing.
-  }
-}
+@Deprecated
+public abstract class DefaultMediaSourceEventListener implements MediaSourceEventListener {}
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/ExtractorMediaSource.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/ExtractorMediaSource.java
index ee731cbc09..060027fee7 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/ExtractorMediaSource.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/ExtractorMediaSource.java
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ public final class ExtractorMediaSource extends CompositeMediaSource<Void> {
   }
 
   @Deprecated
-  private static final class EventListenerWrapper extends DefaultMediaSourceEventListener {
+  private static final class EventListenerWrapper implements MediaSourceEventListener {
 
     private final EventListener eventListener;
 
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/MediaSourceEventListener.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/MediaSourceEventListener.java
index ab8d86cc55..9e6f4f9cf1 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/MediaSourceEventListener.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/MediaSourceEventListener.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public interface MediaSourceEventListener {
    * @param windowIndex The window index in the timeline this media period belongs to.
    * @param mediaPeriodId The {@link MediaPeriodId} of the created media period.
    */
-  void onMediaPeriodCreated(int windowIndex, MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId);
+  default void onMediaPeriodCreated(int windowIndex, MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId) {}
 
   /**
    * Called when a media period is released by the media source.
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public interface MediaSourceEventListener {
    * @param windowIndex The window index in the timeline this media period belongs to.
    * @param mediaPeriodId The {@link MediaPeriodId} of the released media period.
    */
-  void onMediaPeriodReleased(int windowIndex, MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId);
+  default void onMediaPeriodReleased(int windowIndex, MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId) {}
 
   /**
    * Called when a load begins.
@@ -185,11 +185,11 @@ public interface MediaSourceEventListener {
    *     LoadEventInfo#responseHeaders} will be empty.
    * @param mediaLoadData The {@link MediaLoadData} defining the data being loaded.
    */
-  void onLoadStarted(
+  default void onLoadStarted(
       int windowIndex,
       @Nullable MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId,
       LoadEventInfo loadEventInfo,
-      MediaLoadData mediaLoadData);
+      MediaLoadData mediaLoadData) {}
 
   /**
    * Called when a load ends.
@@ -203,11 +203,11 @@ public interface MediaSourceEventListener {
    *     event.
    * @param mediaLoadData The {@link MediaLoadData} defining the data being loaded.
    */
-  void onLoadCompleted(
+  default void onLoadCompleted(
       int windowIndex,
       @Nullable MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId,
       LoadEventInfo loadEventInfo,
-      MediaLoadData mediaLoadData);
+      MediaLoadData mediaLoadData) {}
 
   /**
    * Called when a load is canceled.
@@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ public interface MediaSourceEventListener {
    *     event.
    * @param mediaLoadData The {@link MediaLoadData} defining the data being loaded.
    */
-  void onLoadCanceled(
+  default void onLoadCanceled(
       int windowIndex,
       @Nullable MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId,
       LoadEventInfo loadEventInfo,
-      MediaLoadData mediaLoadData);
+      MediaLoadData mediaLoadData) {}
 
   /**
    * Called when a load error occurs.
@@ -252,13 +252,13 @@ public interface MediaSourceEventListener {
    * @param error The load error.
    * @param wasCanceled Whether the load was canceled as a result of the error.
    */
-  void onLoadError(
+  default void onLoadError(
       int windowIndex,
       @Nullable MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId,
       LoadEventInfo loadEventInfo,
       MediaLoadData mediaLoadData,
       IOException error,
-      boolean wasCanceled);
+      boolean wasCanceled) {}
 
   /**
    * Called when a media period is first being read from.
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ public interface MediaSourceEventListener {
    * @param windowIndex The window index in the timeline this media period belongs to.
    * @param mediaPeriodId The {@link MediaPeriodId} of the media period being read from.
    */
-  void onReadingStarted(int windowIndex, MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId);
+  default void onReadingStarted(int windowIndex, MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId) {}
 
   /**
    * Called when data is removed from the back of a media buffer, typically so that it can be
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ public interface MediaSourceEventListener {
    * @param mediaPeriodId The {@link MediaPeriodId} the media belongs to.
    * @param mediaLoadData The {@link MediaLoadData} defining the media being discarded.
    */
-  void onUpstreamDiscarded(
-      int windowIndex, MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId, MediaLoadData mediaLoadData);
+  default void onUpstreamDiscarded(
+      int windowIndex, MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId, MediaLoadData mediaLoadData) {}
 
   /**
    * Called when a downstream format change occurs (i.e. when the format of the media being read
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ public interface MediaSourceEventListener {
    * @param mediaPeriodId The {@link MediaPeriodId} the media belongs to.
    * @param mediaLoadData The {@link MediaLoadData} defining the newly selected downstream data.
    */
-  void onDownstreamFormatChanged(
-      int windowIndex, @Nullable MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId, MediaLoadData mediaLoadData);
+  default void onDownstreamFormatChanged(
+      int windowIndex, @Nullable MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId, MediaLoadData mediaLoadData) {}
 
   /** Dispatches events to {@link MediaSourceEventListener}s. */
   final class EventDispatcher {
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/SingleSampleMediaSource.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/SingleSampleMediaSource.java
index be939fd018..db1414942f 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/SingleSampleMediaSource.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/SingleSampleMediaSource.java
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public final class SingleSampleMediaSource extends BaseMediaSource {
    */
   @Deprecated
   @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-  private static final class EventListenerWrapper extends DefaultMediaSourceEventListener {
+  private static final class EventListenerWrapper implements MediaSourceEventListener {
 
     private final EventListener eventListener;
     private final int eventSourceId;
diff --git a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/ClippingMediaSourceTest.java b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/ClippingMediaSourceTest.java
index 532ad61b85..b2dc666790 100644
--- a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/ClippingMediaSourceTest.java
+++ b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/ClippingMediaSourceTest.java
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ public final class ClippingMediaSourceTest {
           () ->
               clippingMediaSource.addEventListener(
                   new Handler(),
-                  new DefaultMediaSourceEventListener() {
+                  new MediaSourceEventListener() {
                     @Override
                     public void onDownstreamFormatChanged(
                         int windowIndex,