diff --git a/core/common/src/Instant.kt b/core/common/src/Instant.kt
index bfe87cf6e..496ebf2ce 100644
--- a/core/common/src/Instant.kt
+++ b/core/common/src/Instant.kt
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public fun Instant.minus(period: DateTimePeriod, timeZone: TimeZone): Instant =
         plus(negatedPeriod, timeZone)
     } else {
         val negatedPeriod = with(period) { buildDateTimePeriod(-totalMonths, -days, -(totalNanoseconds+1)) }
-        plus(negatedPeriod, timeZone).plus(DateTimeUnit.NANOSECOND)
+        plus(negatedPeriod, timeZone).plus(1, DateTimeUnit.NANOSECOND)
     }
 
 /**
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ public fun Instant.minus(other: Instant, timeZone: TimeZone): DateTimePeriod =
  *
  * @throws DateTimeArithmeticException if this value or the result is too large to fit in [LocalDateTime].
  */
+@Deprecated("Use the plus overload with an explicit number of units", ReplaceWith("this.plus(1, unit, timeZone)"))
 public expect fun Instant.plus(unit: DateTimeUnit, timeZone: TimeZone): Instant
 
 /**
@@ -361,6 +362,7 @@ public expect fun Instant.plus(unit: DateTimeUnit, timeZone: TimeZone): Instant
  *
  * @throws DateTimeArithmeticException if this value or the result is too large to fit in [LocalDateTime].
  */
+@Deprecated("Use the minus overload with an explicit number of units", ReplaceWith("this.minus(1, unit, timeZone)"))
 public fun Instant.minus(unit: DateTimeUnit, timeZone: TimeZone): Instant =
     plus(-1, unit, timeZone)
 
@@ -371,6 +373,7 @@ public fun Instant.minus(unit: DateTimeUnit, timeZone: TimeZone): Instant =
  *
  * The return value is clamped to the platform-specific boundaries for [Instant] if the result exceeds them.
  */
+@Deprecated("Use the plus overload with an explicit number of units", ReplaceWith("this.plus(1, unit)"))
 public fun Instant.plus(unit: DateTimeUnit.TimeBased): Instant =
     plus(1L, unit)
 
@@ -381,6 +384,7 @@ public fun Instant.plus(unit: DateTimeUnit.TimeBased): Instant =
  *
  * The return value is clamped to the platform-specific boundaries for [Instant] if the result exceeds them.
  */
+@Deprecated("Use the minus overload with an explicit number of units", ReplaceWith("this.minus(1, unit)"))
 public fun Instant.minus(unit: DateTimeUnit.TimeBased): Instant =
     plus(-1L, unit)
 
@@ -452,7 +456,7 @@ public fun Instant.minus(value: Long, unit: DateTimeUnit, timeZone: TimeZone): I
     if (value != Long.MIN_VALUE) {
         plus(-value, unit, timeZone)
     } else {
-        plus(-(value + 1), unit, timeZone).plus(unit, timeZone)
+        plus(-(value + 1), unit, timeZone).plus(1, unit, timeZone)
     }
 
 /**
@@ -477,7 +481,7 @@ public fun Instant.minus(value: Long, unit: DateTimeUnit.TimeBased): Instant =
     if (value != Long.MIN_VALUE) {
         plus(-value, unit)
     } else {
-        plus(-(value + 1), unit).plus(unit)
+        plus(-(value + 1), unit).plus(1, unit)
     }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/common/src/LocalDate.kt b/core/common/src/LocalDate.kt
index fc432d073..b423fd085 100644
--- a/core/common/src/LocalDate.kt
+++ b/core/common/src/LocalDate.kt
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ public expect fun LocalDate.yearsUntil(other: LocalDate): Int
  *
  * @throws DateTimeArithmeticException if the result exceeds the boundaries of [LocalDate].
  */
+@Deprecated("Use the plus overload with an explicit number of units", ReplaceWith("this.plus(1, unit)"))
 public expect fun LocalDate.plus(unit: DateTimeUnit.DateBased): LocalDate
 
 /**
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ public expect fun LocalDate.plus(unit: DateTimeUnit.DateBased): LocalDate
  *
  * @throws DateTimeArithmeticException if the result exceeds the boundaries of [LocalDate].
  */
+@Deprecated("Use the minus overload with an explicit number of units", ReplaceWith("this.minus(1, unit)"))
 public fun LocalDate.minus(unit: DateTimeUnit.DateBased): LocalDate = plus(-1, unit)
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/common/test/InstantTest.kt b/core/common/test/InstantTest.kt
index 4c9814a64..da8aaa372 100644
--- a/core/common/test/InstantTest.kt
+++ b/core/common/test/InstantTest.kt
@@ -163,12 +163,12 @@ class InstantTest {
         expectBetween(instant1, instant2, 24, DateTimeUnit.HOUR)
         assertEquals(instant1, instant2.minus(DateTimePeriod(hours = 24), zone))
 
-        val instant3 = instant1.plus(DateTimeUnit.DAY, zone)
+        val instant3 = instant1.plus(1, DateTimeUnit.DAY, zone)
         checkComponents(instant3.toLocalDateTime(zone), 2019, 10, 28, 2, 59)
         expectBetween(instant1, instant3, 25, DateTimeUnit.HOUR)
         expectBetween(instant1, instant3, 1, DateTimeUnit.DAY)
         assertEquals(1, instant1.daysUntil(instant3, zone))
-        assertEquals(instant1.minus(DateTimeUnit.HOUR), instant2.minus(DateTimeUnit.DAY, zone))
+        assertEquals(instant1.minus(1, DateTimeUnit.HOUR), instant2.minus(1, DateTimeUnit.DAY, zone))
 
         val instant4 = instant1.plus(14, DateTimeUnit.MONTH, zone)
         checkComponents(instant4.toLocalDateTime(zone), 2020, 12, 27, 2, 59)
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class InstantTest {
         expectBetween(instant1, instant4, 61, DateTimeUnit.WEEK)
         expectBetween(instant1, instant4, 366 + 31 + 30, DateTimeUnit.DAY)
         expectBetween(instant1, instant4, (366 + 31 + 30) * 24 + 1, DateTimeUnit.HOUR)
-        assertEquals(instant1.plus(DateTimeUnit.HOUR), instant4.minus(14, DateTimeUnit.MONTH, zone))
+        assertEquals(instant1.plus(1, DateTimeUnit.HOUR), instant4.minus(14, DateTimeUnit.MONTH, zone))
 
         val period = DateTimePeriod(days = 1, hours = 1)
         val instant5 = instant1.plus(period, zone)
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class InstantTest {
         assertEquals(period, instant1.periodUntil(instant5, zone))
         assertEquals(period, instant5.minus(instant1, zone))
         assertEquals(26.hours, instant5.minus(instant1))
-        assertEquals(instant1.plus(DateTimeUnit.HOUR), instant5.minus(period, zone))
+        assertEquals(instant1.plus(1, DateTimeUnit.HOUR), instant5.minus(period, zone))
 
         val instant6 = instant1.plus(23, DateTimeUnit.HOUR, zone)
         checkComponents(instant6.toLocalDateTime(zone), 2019, 10, 28, 0, 59)
diff --git a/core/common/test/LocalDateTest.kt b/core/common/test/LocalDateTest.kt
index 846ece1b3..44364067f 100644
--- a/core/common/test/LocalDateTest.kt
+++ b/core/common/test/LocalDateTest.kt
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ class LocalDateTest {
     fun addComponents() {
         val startDate = LocalDate(2016, 2, 29)
         checkComponents(startDate.plus(1, DateTimeUnit.DAY), 2016, 3, 1)
-        checkComponents(startDate.plus(DateTimeUnit.YEAR), 2017, 2, 28)
+        checkComponents(startDate.plus(1, DateTimeUnit.YEAR), 2017, 2, 28)
         checkComponents(startDate + DatePeriod(years = 4), 2020, 2, 29)
-        assertEquals(startDate, startDate.plus(DateTimeUnit.DAY).minus(DateTimeUnit.DAY))
+        assertEquals(startDate, startDate.plus(1, DateTimeUnit.DAY).minus(1, DateTimeUnit.DAY))
         assertEquals(startDate, startDate.plus(3, DateTimeUnit.DAY).minus(3, DateTimeUnit.DAY))
         assertEquals(startDate, startDate + DatePeriod(years = 4) - DatePeriod(years = 4))
 
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ class LocalDateTest {
     fun tomorrow() {
         val today = Clock.System.todayIn(TimeZone.currentSystemDefault())
 
-        val nextMonthPlusDay1 = today.plus(DateTimeUnit.MONTH).plus(1, DateTimeUnit.DAY)
+        val nextMonthPlusDay1 = today.plus(1, DateTimeUnit.MONTH).plus(1, DateTimeUnit.DAY)
         val nextMonthPlusDay2 = today + DatePeriod(months = 1, days = 1)
-        val nextMonthPlusDay3 = today.plus(DateTimeUnit.DAY).plus(1, DateTimeUnit.MONTH)
+        val nextMonthPlusDay3 = today.plus(1, DateTimeUnit.DAY).plus(1, DateTimeUnit.MONTH)
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/core/js/src/Instant.kt b/core/js/src/Instant.kt
index 35faaab9e..7274ddb68 100644
--- a/core/js/src/Instant.kt
+++ b/core/js/src/Instant.kt
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ public actual fun Instant.plus(period: DateTimePeriod, timeZone: TimeZone): Inst
 private fun Instant.atZone(zone: TimeZone): ZonedDateTime = value.atZone(zone.zoneId)
 private fun jtInstant.checkZone(zone: TimeZone): jtInstant = apply { atZone(zone.zoneId) }
 
+@Deprecated("Use the plus overload with an explicit number of units", ReplaceWith("this.plus(1, unit, timeZone)"))
 public actual fun Instant.plus(unit: DateTimeUnit, timeZone: TimeZone): Instant =
         plus(1, unit, timeZone)
 
diff --git a/core/js/src/LocalDate.kt b/core/js/src/LocalDate.kt
index d2dbb45d2..4348ff300 100644
--- a/core/js/src/LocalDate.kt
+++ b/core/js/src/LocalDate.kt
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public actual class LocalDate internal constructor(internal val value: jtLocalDa
     public actual fun toEpochDays(): Int = value.toEpochDay().toInt()
 }
 
+@Deprecated("Use the plus overload with an explicit number of units", ReplaceWith("this.plus(1, unit)"))
 public actual fun LocalDate.plus(unit: DateTimeUnit.DateBased): LocalDate = plusNumber(1, unit)
 public actual fun LocalDate.plus(value: Int, unit: DateTimeUnit.DateBased): LocalDate = plusNumber(value, unit)
 public actual fun LocalDate.minus(value: Int, unit: DateTimeUnit.DateBased): LocalDate = plusNumber(-value, unit)
diff --git a/core/jvm/src/Instant.kt b/core/jvm/src/Instant.kt
index 9584dbe53..5fc849088 100644
--- a/core/jvm/src/Instant.kt
+++ b/core/jvm/src/Instant.kt
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ public actual fun Instant.plus(period: DateTimePeriod, timeZone: TimeZone): Inst
     }
 }
 
+@Deprecated("Use the plus overload with an explicit number of units", ReplaceWith("this.plus(1, unit, timeZone)"))
 public actual fun Instant.plus(unit: DateTimeUnit, timeZone: TimeZone): Instant =
         plus(1L, unit, timeZone)
 
diff --git a/core/jvm/src/LocalDate.kt b/core/jvm/src/LocalDate.kt
index 8089edf47..a70a351e1 100644
--- a/core/jvm/src/LocalDate.kt
+++ b/core/jvm/src/LocalDate.kt
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public actual class LocalDate internal constructor(internal val value: jtLocalDa
     public actual fun toEpochDays(): Int = value.toEpochDay().clampToInt()
 }
 
+@Deprecated("Use the plus overload with an explicit number of units", ReplaceWith("this.plus(1, unit)"))
 public actual fun LocalDate.plus(unit: DateTimeUnit.DateBased): LocalDate =
         plus(1L, unit)
 
diff --git a/core/native/src/Instant.kt b/core/native/src/Instant.kt
index bada48cb4..647094b36 100644
--- a/core/native/src/Instant.kt
+++ b/core/native/src/Instant.kt
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ public actual fun Instant.plus(period: DateTimePeriod, timeZone: TimeZone): Inst
     throw DateTimeArithmeticException("Boundaries of Instant exceeded when adding CalendarPeriod", e)
 }
 
+@Deprecated("Use the plus overload with an explicit number of units", ReplaceWith("this.plus(1, unit, timeZone)"))
 public actual fun Instant.plus(unit: DateTimeUnit, timeZone: TimeZone): Instant =
     plus(1L, unit, timeZone)
 public actual fun Instant.plus(value: Int, unit: DateTimeUnit, timeZone: TimeZone): Instant =
diff --git a/core/native/src/LocalDate.kt b/core/native/src/LocalDate.kt
index 51230ab52..a63279fec 100644
--- a/core/native/src/LocalDate.kt
+++ b/core/native/src/LocalDate.kt
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ public actual class LocalDate actual constructor(public actual val year: Int, pu
     }
 }
 
+@Deprecated("Use the plus overload with an explicit number of units", ReplaceWith("this.plus(1, unit)"))
 public actual fun LocalDate.plus(unit: DateTimeUnit.DateBased): LocalDate =
         plus(1, unit)