diff --git a/Developer-API.md b/Developer-API.md
index 7de4f25..ab4e0f5 100644
--- a/Developer-API.md
+++ b/Developer-API.md
@@ -66,12 +66,10 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile 'net.luckperms:api:5.0'
+    compileOnly 'net.luckperms:api:5.0'
 }
 ```
 
-> Note: `compile` can be optionally replaced by either `api` or `implementation` on newer Gradle versions to distinguish whether dependant projects should transitively pick up the LuckPerms API dependency.
-
 #### Manual
 
 If you want to manually add the API dependency to your classpath, you can obtain the jar by: