diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/io/orc.py b/python/cudf/cudf/io/orc.py
index cd72a60b182..9b8e56f4f10 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/io/orc.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/io/orc.py
@@ -294,6 +294,18 @@ def read_orc(
     """{docstring}"""
     from cudf import DataFrame
 
+    if skiprows is not None:
+        warnings.warn(
+            "skiprows is deprecated and will be removed.",
+            FutureWarning,
+        )
+
+    if num_rows is not None:
+        warnings.warn(
+            "num_rows is deprecated and will be removed.",
+            FutureWarning,
+        )
+
     # Multiple sources are passed as a list. If a single source is passed,
     # wrap it in a list for unified processing downstream.
     if not is_list_like(filepath_or_buffer):
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/utils/ioutils.py b/python/cudf/cudf/utils/ioutils.py
index f915da5fe69..bb6716c1c4a 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/utils/ioutils.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/utils/ioutils.py
@@ -378,8 +378,10 @@
     concatenated with index ignored.
 skiprows : int, default None
     If not None, the number of rows to skip from the start of the file.
+    This parameter is deprecated.
 num_rows : int, default None
     If not None, the total number of rows to read.
+    This parameter is deprecated.
 use_index : bool, default True
     If True, use row index if available for faster seeking.
 use_python_file_object : boolean, default True