diff --git a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
index 2c7b22382d..1d0ad40537 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 type Cluster interface {
 	// SetFields will set any dependencies on an object for which the object has implemented the inject
 	// interface - e.g. inject.Client.
+	// Deprecated: use the equivalent Options field to set a field. This method will be removed in v0.10.
 	SetFields(interface{}) error
 
 	// GetConfig returns an initialized Config
diff --git a/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go b/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go
index 28bf3bde5a..af23293e2c 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ type Controller struct {
 	Queue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface
 
 	// SetFields is used to inject dependencies into other objects such as Sources, EventHandlers and Predicates
+	// Deprecated: the caller should handle injected fields itself.
 	SetFields func(i interface{}) error
 
 	// mu is used to synchronize Controller setup
diff --git a/pkg/manager/internal.go b/pkg/manager/internal.go
index 5e470eb021..57f95ba5b3 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/internal.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/internal.go
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ func (cm *controllerManager) Add(r Runnable) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Deprecated: use the equivalent Options field to set a field. This method will be removed in v0.10.
 func (cm *controllerManager) SetFields(i interface{}) error {
 	if _, err := inject.InjectorInto(cm.SetFields, i); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/runtime/inject/inject.go b/pkg/runtime/inject/inject.go
index 147899d45b..8874c75727 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/inject/inject.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/inject/inject.go
@@ -26,17 +26,8 @@ import (
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
-	logf "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/log"
 )
 
-// log is specifically to add a warning message for injectors.
-var log = logf.RuntimeLog.WithName("injectors-warning")
-
-// logWarningMsg logs a warning message if inject is used
-func logWarningMsg() {
-	log.Info("Injectors are deprecated, and will be removed in v0.10.x")
-}
-
 // Cache is used by the ControllerManager to inject Cache into Sources, EventHandlers, Predicates, and
 // Reconciles
 type Cache interface {
@@ -47,7 +38,6 @@ type Cache interface {
 // false if i does not implement Cache.
 func CacheInto(c cache.Cache, i interface{}) (bool, error) {
 	if s, ok := i.(Cache); ok {
-		logWarningMsg()
 		return true, s.InjectCache(c)
 	}
 	return false, nil
@@ -62,7 +52,6 @@ type APIReader interface {
 // Returns false if i does not implement APIReader
 func APIReaderInto(reader client.Reader, i interface{}) (bool, error) {
 	if s, ok := i.(APIReader); ok {
-		logWarningMsg()
 		return true, s.InjectAPIReader(reader)
 	}
 	return false, nil
@@ -78,7 +67,6 @@ type Config interface {
 // false if i does not implement Config.
 func ConfigInto(config *rest.Config, i interface{}) (bool, error) {
 	if s, ok := i.(Config); ok {
-		logWarningMsg()
 		return true, s.InjectConfig(config)
 	}
 	return false, nil
@@ -94,7 +82,6 @@ type Client interface {
 // false if i does not implement Client.
 func ClientInto(client client.Client, i interface{}) (bool, error) {
 	if s, ok := i.(Client); ok {
-		logWarningMsg()
 		return true, s.InjectClient(client)
 	}
 	return false, nil
@@ -110,7 +97,6 @@ type Scheme interface {
 // false if i does not implement Scheme.
 func SchemeInto(scheme *runtime.Scheme, i interface{}) (bool, error) {
 	if is, ok := i.(Scheme); ok {
-		logWarningMsg()
 		return true, is.InjectScheme(scheme)
 	}
 	return false, nil
@@ -126,7 +112,6 @@ type Stoppable interface {
 // Returns false if i does not implement Stoppable.
 func StopChannelInto(stop <-chan struct{}, i interface{}) (bool, error) {
 	if s, ok := i.(Stoppable); ok {
-		logWarningMsg()
 		return true, s.InjectStopChannel(stop)
 	}
 	return false, nil
@@ -141,7 +126,6 @@ type Mapper interface {
 // Returns false if i does not implement Mapper.
 func MapperInto(mapper meta.RESTMapper, i interface{}) (bool, error) {
 	if m, ok := i.(Mapper); ok {
-		logWarningMsg()
 		return true, m.InjectMapper(mapper)
 	}
 	return false, nil
@@ -159,7 +143,6 @@ type Injector interface {
 // false if i does not implement Injector.
 func InjectorInto(f Func, i interface{}) (bool, error) {
 	if ii, ok := i.(Injector); ok {
-		logWarningMsg()
 		return true, ii.InjectFunc(f)
 	}
 	return false, nil
@@ -175,7 +158,6 @@ type Logger interface {
 // returning true if a InjectLogger was called, and false otherwise.
 func LoggerInto(l logr.Logger, i interface{}) (bool, error) {
 	if injectable, wantsLogger := i.(Logger); wantsLogger {
-		logWarningMsg()
 		return true, injectable.InjectLogger(l)
 	}
 	return false, nil