diff --git a/doc/source/contributor/minor-code-changes.rst b/doc/source/contributor/minor-code-changes.rst
index b75147c7b1..4afcb06518 100644
--- a/doc/source/contributor/minor-code-changes.rst
+++ b/doc/source/contributor/minor-code-changes.rst
@@ -94,3 +94,15 @@ Python 3. While the deprecation is real, Glance uses oslo_log that provides
 alias warn and solves the issue in single place for all projects using it.
 These changes are not accepted due to the huge amount of refactoring they
 cause for no reason.
+
+Gratuitious use of oslo libraries
+---------------------------------
+
+We are big fans of the oslo libraries and all the hard work the Oslo team does
+to keep common code reusable and easily consumable.  But that doesn't mean that
+it's a bug if Glance isn't using an oslo library everywhere you could possibly
+use one.  We are all for using oslo if it provides any level of benefit for us
+and makes sense, but please let's not have these bugs/patches of "Let's use
+oslo because it exists".
+
+