diff --git a/examples/jsm/libs/draco/README.md b/examples/jsm/libs/draco/README.md
index 4d891646db2fad..40b6ce0fabd709 100644
--- a/examples/jsm/libs/draco/README.md
+++ b/examples/jsm/libs/draco/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ Either variation may be used with `DRACOLoader`:
 ```js
 var dracoLoader = new DRACOLoader();
 dracoLoader.setDecoderPath('path/to/decoders/');
-dracoLoader.setDecoderConfig({type: 'js'}); // (Optional) Override detection of WASM support.
 ```
 
 Further [documentation on GitHub](https://github.com/google/draco/tree/master/javascript/example#static-loading-javascript-decoder).
diff --git a/examples/jsm/loaders/DRACOLoader.js b/examples/jsm/loaders/DRACOLoader.js
index 4636d0a38e7830..265bb6d1ffd580 100644
--- a/examples/jsm/loaders/DRACOLoader.js
+++ b/examples/jsm/loaders/DRACOLoader.js
@@ -102,11 +102,13 @@ class DRACOLoader extends Loader {
 	/**
 	 * Provides configuration for the decoder libraries. Configuration cannot be changed after decoding begins.
 	 *
+	 * @deprecated
 	 * @param {{type:('js'|'wasm')}} config - The decoder config.
 	 * @return {DRACOLoader} A reference to this loader.
 	 */
 	setDecoderConfig( config ) {
 
+		console.warn( 'THREE.DRACOLoader: setDecoderConfig to has been deprecated and will be removed in r194.' );
 		this.decoderConfig = config;
 
 		return this;
diff --git a/examples/webgl_loader_3dtiles.html b/examples/webgl_loader_3dtiles.html
index ed914565cea173..460a077fa83dc8 100644
--- a/examples/webgl_loader_3dtiles.html
+++ b/examples/webgl_loader_3dtiles.html
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@
 				// loader
 				const dracoLoader = new DRACOLoader();
 				dracoLoader.setDecoderPath( 'jsm/libs/draco/gltf/' );
-				dracoLoader.setDecoderConfig( { type: 'js' } );
 
 				const DEG2RAD = Math.PI / 180;
 
diff --git a/examples/webgl_loader_draco.html b/examples/webgl_loader_draco.html
index ac514c250731e3..c7f1ae09377ea0 100644
--- a/examples/webgl_loader_draco.html
+++ b/examples/webgl_loader_draco.html
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 		// Configure and create Draco decoder.
 		const dracoLoader = new DRACOLoader();
 		dracoLoader.setDecoderPath( 'jsm/libs/draco/' );
-		dracoLoader.setDecoderConfig( { type: 'js' } );
 
 		init();
 
diff --git a/examples/webgl_postprocessing_gtao.html b/examples/webgl_postprocessing_gtao.html
index 18f46f835ace7d..ca98d91459dbf2 100644
--- a/examples/webgl_postprocessing_gtao.html
+++ b/examples/webgl_postprocessing_gtao.html
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 
 				const dracoLoader = new DRACOLoader();
 				dracoLoader.setDecoderPath( 'jsm/libs/draco/' );
-				dracoLoader.setDecoderConfig( { type: 'js' } );
 				const loader = new GLTFLoader();
 				loader.setDRACOLoader( dracoLoader );
 				loader.setPath( 'models/gltf/' );
diff --git a/examples/webgl_postprocessing_ssr.html b/examples/webgl_postprocessing_ssr.html
index 5ba6475d6f999e..9345e5cabf7a52 100644
--- a/examples/webgl_postprocessing_ssr.html
+++ b/examples/webgl_postprocessing_ssr.html
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
 		// Configure and create Draco decoder.
 		const dracoLoader = new DRACOLoader();
 		dracoLoader.setDecoderPath( 'jsm/libs/draco/' );
-		dracoLoader.setDecoderConfig( { type: 'js' } );
 
 		init();
 
diff --git a/examples/webgpu_caustics.html b/examples/webgpu_caustics.html
index 629eef60cc52a8..2daa00f3b20f49 100644
--- a/examples/webgpu_caustics.html
+++ b/examples/webgpu_caustics.html
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
 
 				const dracoLoader = new DRACOLoader();
 				dracoLoader.setDecoderPath( 'jsm/libs/draco/' );
-				dracoLoader.setDecoderConfig( { type: 'js' } );
 
 				gltf = ( await new GLTFLoader().setDRACOLoader( dracoLoader ).loadAsync( './models/gltf/duck.glb' ) ).scene;
 				gltf.scale.setScalar( .5 );
diff --git a/examples/webgpu_postprocessing_ao.html b/examples/webgpu_postprocessing_ao.html
index e24cd203915a0e..093cea8489ed48 100644
--- a/examples/webgpu_postprocessing_ao.html
+++ b/examples/webgpu_postprocessing_ao.html
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@
 
 				const dracoLoader = new DRACOLoader();
 				dracoLoader.setDecoderPath( 'jsm/libs/draco/' );
-				dracoLoader.setDecoderConfig( { type: 'js' } );
 				const loader = new GLTFLoader();
 				loader.setDRACOLoader( dracoLoader );
 				loader.setPath( 'models/gltf/' );
diff --git a/examples/webgpu_postprocessing_ssr.html b/examples/webgpu_postprocessing_ssr.html
index 25827e3bb5e4e6..31415ac0ed92a9 100644
--- a/examples/webgpu_postprocessing_ssr.html
+++ b/examples/webgpu_postprocessing_ssr.html
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
 
 			const dracoLoader = new DRACOLoader();
 			dracoLoader.setDecoderPath( 'jsm/libs/draco/' );
-			dracoLoader.setDecoderConfig( { type: 'js' } );
 
 			const loader = new GLTFLoader();
 			loader.setDRACOLoader( dracoLoader );
diff --git a/examples/webgpu_upscaling_fsr1.html b/examples/webgpu_upscaling_fsr1.html
index 575200924f6b77..c8d158bae071c3 100644
--- a/examples/webgpu_upscaling_fsr1.html
+++ b/examples/webgpu_upscaling_fsr1.html
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
 
 				const dracoLoader = new DRACOLoader();
 				dracoLoader.setDecoderPath( 'jsm/libs/draco/' );
-				dracoLoader.setDecoderConfig( { type: 'js' } );
 				const loader = new GLTFLoader();
 				loader.setDRACOLoader( dracoLoader );
 
diff --git a/examples/webgpu_upscaling_taau.html b/examples/webgpu_upscaling_taau.html
index 01aafaee5213b4..3143b58cd5969e 100644
--- a/examples/webgpu_upscaling_taau.html
+++ b/examples/webgpu_upscaling_taau.html
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
 
 				const dracoLoader = new DRACOLoader();
 				dracoLoader.setDecoderPath( 'jsm/libs/draco/' );
-				dracoLoader.setDecoderConfig( { type: 'js' } );
 				const loader = new GLTFLoader();
 				loader.setDRACOLoader( dracoLoader );
 
diff --git a/examples/webgpu_volume_caustics.html b/examples/webgpu_volume_caustics.html
index 148e30eeed4a93..5e554391859a96 100644
--- a/examples/webgpu_volume_caustics.html
+++ b/examples/webgpu_volume_caustics.html
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
 
 				const dracoLoader = new DRACOLoader();
 				dracoLoader.setDecoderPath( 'jsm/libs/draco/' );
-				dracoLoader.setDecoderConfig( { type: 'js' } );
 
 				gltf = ( await new GLTFLoader().setDRACOLoader( dracoLoader ).loadAsync( './models/gltf/duck.glb' ) ).scene;
 				gltf.scale.setScalar( .5 );