diff --git a/doc/source/contributor/guides/providers.rst b/doc/source/contributor/guides/providers.rst
index 23822927f1..290ab0489f 100644
--- a/doc/source/contributor/guides/providers.rst
+++ b/doc/source/contributor/guides/providers.rst
@@ -1654,6 +1654,12 @@ and instead will callback to Octavia using a new API.
   access. See `Stable Provider Driver Interface`_ for a list of acceptable
   APIs for provider driver use.
 
+.. warning::
+
+  This library is interim and will be removed when the driver support endpoint
+  is made available. At which point drivers will not import any code from
+  Octavia.
+
 Update Provisioning and Operating Status API
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