diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.txt b/RELEASE_NOTES.txt
index d549a30..8c9d93f 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.txt
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
     new Ganesh architecture both rely on full MSAA, and any platform where mixed samples is
     supported will ultimately not use the old architecture.
 
+  * SkRuntimeEffect::Make has been removed. It is replaced by MakeForShader and MakeForColorFilter.
+    These functions do stricter error checking on the SkSL, to ensure it is valid for a particular
+    stage of the Skia pipeline.
+    https://review.skia.org/402156
+
 * * *
 
 Milestone 91
diff --git a/include/effects/SkRuntimeEffect.h b/include/effects/SkRuntimeEffect.h
index 40b2c2b..dc9c62e 100644
--- a/include/effects/SkRuntimeEffect.h
+++ b/include/effects/SkRuntimeEffect.h
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@
     // Most shaders don't use the input color, so that parameter is optional.
     static Result MakeForShader(SkString sksl, const Options&);
 
-    // [DEPRECATED] Make supports SkSL that is legal as either an SkShader or SkColorFilter.
-    // makeColorFilter might return nullptr, if the effect is dependent on position in any way.
-    static Result Make(SkString sksl, const Options&);
-
     // We can't use a default argument for `options` due to a bug in Clang.
     // https://bugs.llvm.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36684
     static Result MakeForColorFilter(SkString sksl) {
@@ -114,9 +110,6 @@
     static Result MakeForShader(SkString sksl) {
         return MakeForShader(std::move(sksl), Options{});
     }
-    static Result Make(SkString sksl) {
-        return Make(std::move(sksl), Options{});
-    }
 
     static Result MakeForColorFilter(std::unique_ptr<SkSL::Program> program);
 
@@ -182,6 +175,14 @@
 #endif
 
 private:
+    // For internal use: Make supports SkSL that is legal as either an SkShader or SkColorFilter.
+    // makeColorFilter might return nullptr, if the effect is dependent on position in any way.
+    static Result Make(SkString sksl, const Options&);
+
+    static Result Make(SkString sksl) {
+        return Make(std::move(sksl), Options{});
+    }
+
     enum Flags {
         kUsesSampleCoords_Flag = 0x1,
         kAllowColorFilter_Flag = 0x2,
@@ -216,12 +217,14 @@
     FilterColorInfo getFilterColorInfo();
 
 #if SK_SUPPORT_GPU
-    friend class GrSkSLFP;      // fBaseProgram, fSampleUsages
-    friend class GrGLSLSkSLFP;  //
+    friend class GrSkSLFP;             // fBaseProgram, fSampleUsages
+    friend class GrGLSLSkSLFP;         //
+    friend class GrRuntimeFPBuilder;  // Make
 #endif
 
     friend class SkRTShader;            // fBaseProgram, fMain
     friend class SkRuntimeColorFilter;  //
+    friend sk_sp<SkRuntimeEffect> SkMakeCachedRuntimeEffect(SkString);
 
     uint32_t fHash;
     SkString fSkSL;
diff --git a/tests/SkRuntimeEffectTest.cpp b/tests/SkRuntimeEffectTest.cpp
index edb4733..47d5449 100644
--- a/tests/SkRuntimeEffectTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/SkRuntimeEffectTest.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "include/effects/SkRuntimeEffect.h"
 #include "include/gpu/GrDirectContext.h"
 #include "src/core/SkColorSpacePriv.h"
+#include "src/core/SkRuntimeEffectPriv.h"
 #include "src/core/SkTLazy.h"
 #include "src/gpu/GrColor.h"
 #include "src/gpu/GrFragmentProcessor.h"
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@
 
 DEF_TEST(SkRuntimeEffectInvalidColorFilters, r) {
     auto test = [r](const char* sksl) {
-        auto [effect, errorText] = SkRuntimeEffect::Make(SkString(sksl));
+        auto effect = SkMakeCachedRuntimeEffect(sksl);
         REPORTER_ASSERT(r, effect);
 
         sk_sp<SkData> uniforms = SkData::MakeUninitialized(effect->uniformSize());