diff --git a/nova/conf/image_file_url.py b/nova/conf/image_file_url.py
index eea37c177843..4439fed427e8 100644
--- a/nova/conf/image_file_url.py
+++ b/nova/conf/image_file_url.py
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ image_file_url_group = cfg.OptGroup(
 
 filesystems = cfg.ListOpt(
     name='filesystems',
+    deprecated_for_removal=True,
+    deprecated_reason='The feature to download images from glance via '
+                      'filesystem is not used and will be removed in the '
+                      'future.',
     default=[],
     help=_('List of file systems that are configured '
            'in this file in the '
@@ -37,9 +41,17 @@ filesystem_opts = [
                 help=_('A unique ID given to each file system.  This is '
                        'value is set in Glance and agreed upon here so '
                        'that the operator knowns they are dealing with '
-                       'the same file system.')),
+                       'the same file system.'),
+                deprecated_for_removal=True,
+                deprecated_reason='The feature to download images from glance '
+                                  'via filesystem is not used and will be '
+                                  'removed in the future.'),
      cfg.StrOpt('mountpoint',
-                help=_('The path at which the file system is mounted.')),
+                help=_('The path at which the file system is mounted.'),
+                deprecated_for_removal=True,
+                deprecated_reason='The feature to download images from glance '
+                                  'via filesystem is not used and will be '
+                                  'removed in the future.'),
 ]
 
 ALL_OPTS = [filesystems]
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-config-image-file-url-46c20999756afce0.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-config-image-file-url-46c20999756afce0.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..45b319d2fb5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-config-image-file-url-46c20999756afce0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - The feature to download *Glance* images via file transfer instead
+    of HTTP is now deprecated and may be removed as early as the 15.0.0
+    release. The config options ``filesystems`` in the section
+    ``image_file_url`` are affected as well as the derived sections
+    ``image_file_url:<list entry name>`` and their config options
+    ``id`` and ``mountpoint``.
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