diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/DefaultLoadControl.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/DefaultLoadControl.java
index ce35c8959a..5eb14021a3 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/DefaultLoadControl.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/DefaultLoadControl.java
@@ -370,7 +370,8 @@ public class DefaultLoadControl implements LoadControl {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public boolean shouldContinueLoading(long bufferedDurationUs, float playbackSpeed) {
+  public boolean shouldContinueLoading(
+      long playbackPositionUs, long bufferedDurationUs, float playbackSpeed) {
     boolean targetBufferSizeReached = allocator.getTotalBytesAllocated() >= targetBufferBytes;
     long minBufferUs = this.minBufferUs;
     if (playbackSpeed > 1) {
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/LoadControl.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/LoadControl.java
index d91830a5aa..94f61bb618 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/LoadControl.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/LoadControl.java
@@ -87,28 +87,20 @@ public interface LoadControl {
    */
   boolean retainBackBufferFromKeyframe();
 
-  /** @deprecated Use {@link LoadControl#shouldContinueLoading(long, long, float)}. */
-  @Deprecated
-  default boolean shouldContinueLoading(long bufferedDurationUs, float playbackSpeed) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Called by the player to determine whether it should continue to load the source.
    *
    * @param playbackPositionUs The current playback position in microseconds, relative to the start
    *     of the {@link Timeline.Period period} that will continue to be loaded if this method
-   *     returns {@code true}. If the playback for this period has not yet started, the value will
+   *     returns {@code true}. If playback of this period has not yet started, the value will be
    *     negative and equal in magnitude to the duration of any media in previous periods still to
    *     be played.
    * @param bufferedDurationUs The duration of media that's currently buffered.
    * @param playbackSpeed The current playback speed.
    * @return Whether the loading should continue.
    */
-  default boolean shouldContinueLoading(
-      long playbackPositionUs, long bufferedDurationUs, float playbackSpeed) {
-    return shouldContinueLoading(bufferedDurationUs, playbackSpeed);
-  }
+  boolean shouldContinueLoading(
+      long playbackPositionUs, long bufferedDurationUs, float playbackSpeed);
 
   /**
    * Called repeatedly by the player when it's loading the source, has yet to start playback, and
diff --git a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/DefaultLoadControlTest.java b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/DefaultLoadControlTest.java
index 8ed0b2174f..f7065fbbc5 100644
--- a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/DefaultLoadControlTest.java
+++ b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/DefaultLoadControlTest.java
@@ -49,9 +49,16 @@ public class DefaultLoadControlTest {
   public void shouldContinueLoading_untilMaxBufferExceeded() {
     createDefaultLoadControl();
 
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(/* bufferedDurationUs= */ 0, SPEED)).isTrue();
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(MAX_BUFFER_US - 1, SPEED)).isTrue();
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(MAX_BUFFER_US, SPEED)).isFalse();
+    assertThat(
+            loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(
+                /* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, /* bufferedDurationUs= */ 0, SPEED))
+        .isTrue();
+    assertThat(
+            loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(
+                /* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, MAX_BUFFER_US - 1, SPEED))
+        .isTrue();
+    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(/* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, MAX_BUFFER_US, SPEED))
+        .isFalse();
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -63,10 +70,18 @@ public class DefaultLoadControlTest {
         /* bufferForPlaybackAfterRebufferMs= */ 0);
     createDefaultLoadControl();
 
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(MAX_BUFFER_US, SPEED)).isFalse();
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(MAX_BUFFER_US - 1, SPEED)).isFalse();
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(MIN_BUFFER_US, SPEED)).isFalse();
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(MIN_BUFFER_US - 1, SPEED)).isTrue();
+    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(/* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, MAX_BUFFER_US, SPEED))
+        .isFalse();
+    assertThat(
+            loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(
+                /* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, MAX_BUFFER_US - 1, SPEED))
+        .isFalse();
+    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(/* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, MIN_BUFFER_US, SPEED))
+        .isFalse();
+    assertThat(
+            loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(
+                /* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, MIN_BUFFER_US - 1, SPEED))
+        .isTrue();
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -78,9 +93,14 @@ public class DefaultLoadControlTest {
         /* bufferForPlaybackAfterRebufferMs= */ 0);
     createDefaultLoadControl();
 
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(MAX_BUFFER_US, SPEED)).isFalse();
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(5 * C.MICROS_PER_SECOND, SPEED)).isFalse();
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(500L, SPEED)).isTrue();
+    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(/* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, MAX_BUFFER_US, SPEED))
+        .isFalse();
+    assertThat(
+            loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(
+                /* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, 5 * C.MICROS_PER_SECOND, SPEED))
+        .isFalse();
+    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(/* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, 500L, SPEED))
+        .isTrue();
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -94,10 +114,18 @@ public class DefaultLoadControlTest {
     createDefaultLoadControl();
     makeSureTargetBufferBytesReached();
 
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(/* bufferedDurationUs= */ 0, SPEED)).isTrue();
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(MIN_BUFFER_US - 1, SPEED)).isTrue();
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(MIN_BUFFER_US, SPEED)).isFalse();
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(MAX_BUFFER_US, SPEED)).isFalse();
+    assertThat(
+            loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(
+                /* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, /* bufferedDurationUs= */ 0, SPEED))
+        .isTrue();
+    assertThat(
+            loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(
+                /* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, MIN_BUFFER_US - 1, SPEED))
+        .isTrue();
+    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(/* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, MIN_BUFFER_US, SPEED))
+        .isFalse();
+    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(/* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, MAX_BUFFER_US, SPEED))
+        .isFalse();
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -107,13 +135,24 @@ public class DefaultLoadControlTest {
     createDefaultLoadControl();
 
     // Put loadControl in buffering state.
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(/* bufferedDurationUs= */ 0, SPEED)).isTrue();
+    assertThat(
+            loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(
+                /* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, /* bufferedDurationUs= */ 0, SPEED))
+        .isTrue();
     makeSureTargetBufferBytesReached();
 
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(/* bufferedDurationUs= */ 0, SPEED)).isFalse();
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(MIN_BUFFER_US - 1, SPEED)).isFalse();
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(MIN_BUFFER_US, SPEED)).isFalse();
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(MAX_BUFFER_US, SPEED)).isFalse();
+    assertThat(
+            loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(
+                /* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, /* bufferedDurationUs= */ 0, SPEED))
+        .isFalse();
+    assertThat(
+            loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(
+                /* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, MIN_BUFFER_US - 1, SPEED))
+        .isFalse();
+    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(/* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, MIN_BUFFER_US, SPEED))
+        .isFalse();
+    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(/* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, MAX_BUFFER_US, SPEED))
+        .isFalse();
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -126,16 +165,22 @@ public class DefaultLoadControlTest {
     createDefaultLoadControl();
 
     // At normal playback speed, we stop buffering when the buffer reaches the minimum.
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(MIN_BUFFER_US, SPEED)).isFalse();
+    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(/* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, MIN_BUFFER_US, SPEED))
+        .isFalse();
     // At double playback speed, we continue loading.
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(MIN_BUFFER_US, /* playbackSpeed= */ 2f)).isTrue();
+    assertThat(
+            loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(
+                /* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, MIN_BUFFER_US, /* playbackSpeed= */ 2f))
+        .isTrue();
   }
 
   @Test
   public void shouldNotContinueLoadingWithMaxBufferReached_inFastPlayback() {
     createDefaultLoadControl();
 
-    assertThat(loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(MAX_BUFFER_US, /* playbackSpeed= */ 100f))
+    assertThat(
+            loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(
+                /* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, MAX_BUFFER_US, /* playbackSpeed= */ 100f))
         .isFalse();
   }
 
@@ -153,7 +198,8 @@ public class DefaultLoadControlTest {
     loadControl.onTracksSelected(new Renderer[0], TrackGroupArray.EMPTY, new TrackSelectionArray());
 
     assertThat(
-            loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(/* bufferedDurationUs= */ 0, /* playbackSpeed= */ 1f))
+            loadControl.shouldContinueLoading(
+                /* playbackPositionUs= */ 0, /* bufferedDurationUs= */ 0, /* playbackSpeed= */ 1f))
         .isTrue();
   }
 
diff --git a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerTest.java b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerTest.java
index cd438c978f..d40052a7ca 100644
--- a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerTest.java
+++ b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlayerTest.java
@@ -3507,11 +3507,12 @@ public final class ExoPlayerTest {
   // Disabled until the flag to throw exceptions for [internal: b/144538905] is enabled by default.
   @Ignore
   @Test
-  public void loadControlNeverWantsToLoad_throwsIllegalStateException() throws Exception {
+  public void loadControlNeverWantsToLoad_throwsIllegalStateException() {
     LoadControl neverLoadingLoadControl =
         new DefaultLoadControl() {
           @Override
-          public boolean shouldContinueLoading(long bufferedDurationUs, float playbackSpeed) {
+          public boolean shouldContinueLoading(
+              long playbackPositionUs, long bufferedDurationUs, float playbackSpeed) {
             return false;
           }
 
@@ -3553,7 +3554,8 @@ public final class ExoPlayerTest {
     LoadControl loadControlWithMaxBufferUs =
         new DefaultLoadControl() {
           @Override
-          public boolean shouldContinueLoading(long bufferedDurationUs, float playbackSpeed) {
+          public boolean shouldContinueLoading(
+              long playbackPositionUs, long bufferedDurationUs, float playbackSpeed) {
             return bufferedDurationUs < maxBufferUs;
           }
 
@@ -3623,7 +3625,8 @@ public final class ExoPlayerTest {
     LoadControl neverLoadingOrPlayingLoadControl =
         new DefaultLoadControl() {
           @Override
-          public boolean shouldContinueLoading(long bufferedDurationUs, float playbackSpeed) {
+          public boolean shouldContinueLoading(
+              long playbackPositionUs, long bufferedDurationUs, float playbackSpeed) {
             return true;
           }