diff --git a/nova/conf/api.py b/nova/conf/api.py
index bb41c753d29a..cca0a0374f25 100644
--- a/nova/conf/api.py
+++ b/nova/conf/api.py
@@ -320,6 +320,13 @@ fping_path_opts = [
     cfg.StrOpt("fping_path",
         default="/usr/sbin/fping",
         deprecated_group="DEFAULT",
+        deprecated_for_removal=True,
+        deprecated_since="18.0.0",
+        deprecated_reason="""
+This option only used in /os-fping API and the API itself was deprecated
+at version 2.36 (Newton release), also, the API itself is based on nova-network
+and nova-network is deprecated as well.
+""",
         help="The full path to the fping binary.")
 ]
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_fping_path-87d192cf0e6a5930.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_fping_path-87d192cf0e6a5930.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c3095ff78749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_fping_path-87d192cf0e6a5930.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The ``fping_path`` configuration option has been deprecated.
+    /os-fping is used by nova-network and nova-network itself is
+    deprecated and will be removed in the future.