diff --git a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
index 26087d36c89..fc734af81e3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 
 ### SDK Bugs
 * `rest`: Remove unnecessary path normalization behavior.
-    * This behavior would incorrectly mutate request paths with URI-encoded characters, potentially resulting in misrouted requests.
+  * This behavior would incorrectly mutate request paths with URI-encoded characters, potentially resulting in misrouted requests.
 * `config`: Deprecate `DisableRestProtocolURICleaning` config setting.
-    * This setting no longer has any effect. REST-protocol paths will now never be normalized after serialization.
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+  * This setting no longer has any effect. REST-protocol paths will now never be normalized after serialization.
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diff --git a/aws/config.go b/aws/config.go
index 8a70f763b05..6ccd8ee2602 100644
--- a/aws/config.go
+++ b/aws/config.go
@@ -486,6 +486,13 @@ func (c *Config) WithLowerCaseHeaderMaps(t bool) *Config {
 	return c
 }
 
+// Deprecated: This setting no longer has any effect.
+// RESTful paths are no longer cleaned after request serialization.
+func (c *Config) WithDisableRestProtocolURICleaning(t bool) *Config {
+	c.DisableRestProtocolURICleaning = &t
+	return c
+}
+
 // MergeIn merges the passed in configs into the existing config object.
 func (c *Config) MergeIn(cfgs ...*Config) {
 	for _, other := range cfgs {