diff --git a/brave/src/main/java/zipkin2/reporter/brave/AsyncZipkinSpanHandler.java b/brave/src/main/java/zipkin2/reporter/brave/AsyncZipkinSpanHandler.java
index f8594c2f..119b577a 100644
--- a/brave/src/main/java/zipkin2/reporter/brave/AsyncZipkinSpanHandler.java
+++ b/brave/src/main/java/zipkin2/reporter/brave/AsyncZipkinSpanHandler.java
@@ -46,12 +46,22 @@
  * @since 2.14
  */
 public final class AsyncZipkinSpanHandler extends SpanHandler implements Closeable, Flushable {
-  /** @since 2.14 */
+  /** @deprecated Since 3.2, use {@link #create(BytesMessageSender)} */
+  @Deprecated public static AsyncZipkinSpanHandler create(Sender sender) {
+    return create((BytesMessageSender) sender);
+  }
+
+  /** @since 3.2 */
   public static AsyncZipkinSpanHandler create(BytesMessageSender sender) {
     return newBuilder(sender).build();
   }
 
-  /** @since 2.14 */
+  /** @deprecated Since 3.2, use {@link #newBuilder(BytesMessageSender)} */
+  @Deprecated public static Builder newBuilder(Sender sender) {
+    return newBuilder((BytesMessageSender) sender);
+  }
+
+  /** @since 3.2 */
   public static Builder newBuilder(BytesMessageSender sender) {
     if (sender == null) throw new NullPointerException("sender == null");
     return new Builder(sender);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/zipkin2/reporter/AsyncReporter.java b/core/src/main/java/zipkin2/reporter/AsyncReporter.java
index 733e85fa..989f373d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/zipkin2/reporter/AsyncReporter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/zipkin2/reporter/AsyncReporter.java
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
  */
 // This is effectively, but not explicitly final as it was not final in version 2.x.
 public class AsyncReporter<S> extends Component implements Reporter<S>, Closeable, Flushable {
+  /** @deprecated Since 3.2, use {@link #create(BytesMessageSender)} */
+  @Deprecated public static AsyncReporter<zipkin2.Span> create(Sender sender) {
+    return create((BytesMessageSender) sender);
+  }
 
   /**
    * Builds a json reporter for <a href="https://zipkin.io/zipkin-api/#/">Zipkin V2</a>. If http,
@@ -43,11 +47,18 @@ public class AsyncReporter<S> extends Component implements Reporter<S>, Closeabl
    *
    * <p>After a certain threshold, spans are drained and {@link BytesMessageSender#send(List) sent}
    * to Zipkin collectors.
+   *
+   * @since 3.2
    */
   public static AsyncReporter<zipkin2.Span> create(BytesMessageSender sender) {
     return new Builder(sender).build();
   }
 
+  /** @deprecated Since 3.2, use {@link #builder(BytesMessageSender)} */
+  @Deprecated public static Builder builder(Sender sender) {
+    return builder((BytesMessageSender) sender);
+  }
+
   /** Like {@link #create(BytesMessageSender)}, except you can configure settings such as the timeout. */
   public static Builder builder(BytesMessageSender sender) {
     return new Builder(sender);