diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/CharEncoding.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/CharEncoding.java
index be3a27ba4..40ab9b55e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/CharEncoding.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/CharEncoding.java
@@ -108,4 +108,13 @@ public class CharEncoding {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new instance.
+     *
+     * @deprecated Will be removed in 4.0.0.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public CharEncoding() {
+        // empty
+    }
 }