diff --git a/.changelog/40067.txt b/.changelog/40067.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..15f335d7df4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/40067.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+resource/aws_api_gateway_deployment: Rolls back validation of `canary_settings` and `stage_description` when `stage_name` not set.
+```
diff --git a/internal/service/apigateway/deployment.go b/internal/service/apigateway/deployment.go
index 086d37a8fa2..1a101fba8fe 100644
--- a/internal/service/apigateway/deployment.go
+++ b/internal/service/apigateway/deployment.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/arn"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/apigateway"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/apigateway/types"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-cty/cty"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/diag"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/retry"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/schema"
@@ -47,11 +48,10 @@ func resourceDeployment() *schema.Resource {
 				Optional: true,
 			},
 			"canary_settings": {
-				Type:         schema.TypeList,
-				Optional:     true,
-				ForceNew:     true,
-				MaxItems:     1,
-				RequiredWith: []string{"stage_name"},
+				Type:     schema.TypeList,
+				Optional: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
+				MaxItems: 1,
 				Elem: &schema.Resource{
 					Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 						"percent_traffic": {
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ func resourceDeployment() *schema.Resource {
 						},
 					},
 				},
+				Deprecated: `The attribute "canary_settings" will be removed in a future major version. Use an explicit "aws_api_gateway_stage" instead.`,
 			},
 			"execution_arn": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
@@ -85,15 +86,16 @@ func resourceDeployment() *schema.Resource {
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 			"stage_description": {
-				Type:         schema.TypeString,
-				Optional:     true,
-				ForceNew:     true,
-				RequiredWith: []string{"stage_name"},
+				Type:       schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:   true,
+				ForceNew:   true,
+				Deprecated: `The attribute "stage_description" will be removed in a future major version. Use an explicit "aws_api_gateway_stage" instead.`,
 			},
 			"stage_name": {
-				Type:     schema.TypeString,
-				Optional: true,
-				ForceNew: true,
+				Type:       schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:   true,
+				ForceNew:   true,
+				Deprecated: `The attribute "stage_name" will be removed in a future major version. Use an explicit "aws_api_gateway_stage" instead.`,
 			},
 			names.AttrTriggers: {
 				Type:     schema.TypeMap,
@@ -123,8 +125,23 @@ func resourceDeploymentCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta
 		Variables:        flex.ExpandStringValueMap(d.Get("variables").(map[string]interface{})),
 	}
 
+	_, hasStageName := d.GetOk("stage_name")
+
+	if _, ok := d.GetOk("stage_description"); !hasStageName && ok {
+		diags = append(diags, noEffectWithoutWarningDiag(
+			cty.GetAttrPath("stage_description"),
+			cty.GetAttrPath("stage_name"),
+		))
+	}
+
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk("canary_settings"); ok && len(v.([]interface{})) > 0 && v.([]interface{})[0] != nil {
 		input.CanarySettings = expandDeploymentCanarySettings(v.([]interface{})[0].(map[string]interface{}))
+		if !hasStageName {
+			diags = append(diags, noEffectWithoutWarningDiag(
+				cty.GetAttrPath("canary_settings"),
+				cty.GetAttrPath("stage_name"),
+			))
+		}
 	}
 
 	deployment, err := conn.CreateDeployment(ctx, input)
@@ -329,3 +346,14 @@ func expandDeploymentCanarySettings(tfMap map[string]interface{}) *types.Deploym
 
 	return apiObject
 }
+
+func noEffectWithoutWarningDiag(path, otherPath cty.Path) diag.Diagnostic {
+	return errs.NewAttributeWarningDiagnostic(
+		path,
+		"Invalid Attribute Combination",
+		fmt.Sprintf("Attribute %q has no effect when %q is not set.",
+			errs.PathString(path),
+			errs.PathString(otherPath),
+		),
+	)
+}
diff --git a/website/docs/r/api_gateway_deployment.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/api_gateway_deployment.html.markdown
index 069fa3bca85..e75e98fee02 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/api_gateway_deployment.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/api_gateway_deployment.html.markdown
@@ -130,11 +130,16 @@ resource "aws_api_gateway_stage" "example" {
 
 This resource supports the following arguments:
 
-* `canary_settings` - (Optional) Input configuration for the canary deployment when the deployment is a canary release deployment. See [`canary_settings](#canary_settings-argument-reference) below.
+* `canary_settings` - (Optional, **Deprecated** Use an explicit [`aws_api_gateway_stage` resource](api_gateway_stage.html) instead) Input configuration for the canary deployment when the deployment is a canary release deployment.
+  See [`canary_settings](#canary_settings-argument-reference) below.
+  Has no effect when `stage_name` is not set.
 * `description` - (Optional) Description of the deployment
 * `rest_api_id` - (Required) REST API identifier.
-* `stage_description` - (Optional) Description to set on the stage managed by the `stage_name` argument.
-* `stage_name` - (Optional) Name of the stage to create with this deployment. If the specified stage already exists, it will be updated to point to the new deployment. We recommend using the [`aws_api_gateway_stage` resource](api_gateway_stage.html) instead to manage stages.
+* `stage_description` - (Optional, **Deprecated** Use an explicit [`aws_api_gateway_stage` resource](api_gateway_stage.html) instead) Description to set on the stage managed by the `stage_name` argument.
+  Has no effect when `stage_name` is not set.
+* `stage_name` - (Optional, **Deprecated** Use an explicit [`aws_api_gateway_stage` resource](api_gateway_stage.html) instead) Name of the stage to create with this deployment.
+  If the specified stage already exists, it will be updated to point to the new deployment.
+  We recommend using the [`aws_api_gateway_stage` resource](api_gateway_stage.html) instead to manage stages.
 * `triggers` - (Optional) Map of arbitrary keys and values that, when changed, will trigger a redeployment. To force a redeployment without changing these keys/values, use the [`-replace` option](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/cli/commands/plan#replace-address) with `terraform plan` or `terraform apply`.
 * `variables` - (Optional) Map to set on the stage managed by the `stage_name` argument.