diff --git a/ceilometer/cmd/polling.py b/ceilometer/cmd/polling.py
index 9b3000e89c..6d8be9553d 100644
--- a/ceilometer/cmd/polling.py
+++ b/ceilometer/cmd/polling.py
@@ -68,9 +68,11 @@ CLI_OPTS = [
                          'resource polling'),
     MultiChoicesOpt('pollster-list',
                     default=[],
+                    deprecated_for_removal=True,
                     dest='pollster_list',
                     help='List of pollsters (or wildcard templates) to be '
-                         'used while polling'),
+                         'used while polling. This option is deprecated. '
+                         'Configure pollsters via polling.yaml'),
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-pollster-list-ccf22b0dea44f043.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-pollster-list-ccf22b0dea44f043.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..129dc9d395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-pollster-list-ccf22b0dea44f043.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    Deprecating support for enabling pollsters via command line. Meter and
+    pollster enablement should be configured via polling.yaml file.