diff --git a/.changeset/lovely-frogs-retire.md b/.changeset/lovely-frogs-retire.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b7228f7e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lovely-frogs-retire.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/catalog-client': patch
+---
+
+Deprecated `AddLocationRequest.presence`, as it is already being ignored.
diff --git a/packages/catalog-client/src/types/api.ts b/packages/catalog-client/src/types/api.ts
index bbafedb27d..4a86ca41f3 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-client/src/types/api.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-client/src/types/api.ts
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ export type AddLocationRequest = {
   type?: string;
   target: string;
   dryRun?: boolean;
+  /** @deprecated This field is is ignored */
   presence?: 'optional' | 'required';
 };