diff --git a/libs/community/langchain_community/document_loaders/base.py b/libs/community/langchain_community/document_loaders/base.py
index 91ad2a17306..8af5e48fe21 100644
--- a/libs/community/langchain_community/document_loaders/base.py
+++ b/libs/community/langchain_community/document_loaders/base.py
@@ -19,22 +19,22 @@ class BaseLoader(ABC):
     Implementations should implement the lazy-loading method using generators
     to avoid loading all Documents into memory at once.
 
-    The `load` method will remain as is for backwards compatibility, but its
-    implementation should be just `list(self.lazy_load())`.
+    `load` is provided just for user convenience and should not be overridden.
     """
 
-    # Sub-classes should implement this method
-    # as return list(self.lazy_load()).
-    # This method returns a List which is materialized in memory.
-    @abstractmethod
+    # Sub-classes should not implement this method directly. Instead, they
+    # should implement the lazy load method.
     def load(self) -> List[Document]:
         """Load data into Document objects."""
+        return list(self.lazy_load())
 
     def load_and_split(
         self, text_splitter: Optional[TextSplitter] = None
     ) -> List[Document]:
         """Load Documents and split into chunks. Chunks are returned as Documents.
 
+        Do not override this method. It should be considered to be deprecated!
+
         Args:
             text_splitter: TextSplitter instance to use for splitting documents.
               Defaults to RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter.
diff --git a/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/document_loaders/test_base.py b/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/document_loaders/test_base.py
index e966cf193b6..b9663a4dda8 100644
--- a/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/document_loaders/test_base.py
+++ b/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/document_loaders/test_base.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """Test Base Schema of documents."""
-from typing import Iterator, List
+from typing import Iterator
 
 from langchain_core.documents import Document
 
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ def test_base_blob_parser() -> None:
 
 async def test_default_aload() -> None:
     class FakeLoader(BaseLoader):
-        def load(self) -> List[Document]:
-            return list(self.lazy_load())
-
         def lazy_load(self) -> Iterator[Document]:
             yield from [
                 Document(page_content="foo"),