diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Chunk.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Chunk.java
index 051015176..f39aabcb2 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Chunk.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Chunk.java
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ public interface Chunk {
      * @param safe Controls whether to unload the chunk when players are
      *     nearby
      * @return true if the chunk has unloaded successfully, otherwise false
+     * @deprecated it is never safe to remove a chunk in use
      */
+    @Deprecated
     boolean unload(boolean save, boolean safe);
 
     /**