diff --git a/etc/ironic/ironic.conf.sample b/etc/ironic/ironic.conf.sample
index 18bdc37897..21d19cf6b9 100644
--- a/etc/ironic/ironic.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/ironic/ironic.conf.sample
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
 
 # Default interval for running driver periodic tasks. (integer
 # value)
+# This option is deprecated and planned for removal in a future release.
 #periodic_interval=60
 
 # Name of this node. This can be an opaque identifier. It is
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@
 
 # If set to false, the logging level will be set to WARNING
 # instead of the default INFO level. (boolean value)
+# This option is deprecated and planned for removal in a future release.
 #verbose=true
 
 # The name of a logging configuration file. This file is
diff --git a/ironic/common/config_generator/generator.py b/ironic/common/config_generator/generator.py
index 16aa63cd4c..b58f1b6eea 100644
--- a/ironic/common/config_generator/generator.py
+++ b/ironic/common/config_generator/generator.py
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ def _print_opt(opt, group):
             print('# Deprecated group/name - [%s]/%s' %
                   (deprecated_group,
                    deprecated_name))
+    if opt.deprecated_for_removal:
+        print('# This option is deprecated and planned for removal in a '
+              'future release.')
     try:
         if opt_default is None:
             print('#%s=<None>' % opt_name)