diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc b/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc
index d9bf569096..a969269704 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@ static_assert(PROTOBUF_CPLUSPLUS_MIN(201402L), "Protobuf only supports C++14 and
 // Owner: mvels@, mkruskal@
 #define PROTOBUF_FUTURE_OPENSOURCE_CORD 1
 
+// Used to remove `RepeatedPtrField::GetArena() const`.
+// Owner: ezb@
+#define PROTOBUF_FUTURE_REMOVE_CONST_REPEATEDFIELD_GETARENA_API 1
+
 #endif
 
 #ifdef PROTOBUF_VERSION
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.h b/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.h
index bb5ed22ea5..2265cf5dcc 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.h
@@ -1185,8 +1185,10 @@ class RepeatedPtrField final : private internal::RepeatedPtrFieldBase {
   // Gets the arena on which this RepeatedPtrField stores its elements.
   inline Arena* GetArena();
 
+#ifndef PROTOBUF_FUTURE_REMOVE_CONST_REPEATEDFIELD_GETARENA_API
   ABSL_DEPRECATED("This will be removed in a future release")
   inline Arena* GetArena() const;
+#endif  // !PROTOBUF_FUTURE_REMOVE_CONST_REPEATEDFIELD_GETARENA_API
 
   // For internal use only.
   //
@@ -1552,10 +1554,12 @@ inline Arena* RepeatedPtrField<Element>::GetArena() {
   return RepeatedPtrFieldBase::GetArena();
 }
 
+#ifndef PROTOBUF_FUTURE_REMOVE_CONST_REPEATEDFIELD_GETARENA_API
 template <typename Element>
 inline Arena* RepeatedPtrField<Element>::GetArena() const {
   return RepeatedPtrFieldBase::GetArena();
 }
+#endif  // !PROTOBUF_FUTURE_REMOVE_CONST_REPEATEDFIELD_GETARENA_API
 
 template <typename Element>
 inline Arena* RepeatedPtrField<Element>::GetOwningArena() const {