diff --git a/nova/cmd/compute.py b/nova/cmd/compute.py
index 612e820dfe9a..71434a225d6d 100644
--- a/nova/cmd/compute.py
+++ b/nova/cmd/compute.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from nova.conductor import rpcapi as conductor_rpcapi
 from nova import config
 import nova.db.api
 from nova import exception
-from nova.i18n import _LE
+from nova.i18n import _LE, _LW
 from nova import objects
 from nova.objects import base as objects_base
 from nova import service
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from nova import version
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 CONF.import_opt('compute_topic', 'nova.compute.rpcapi')
 CONF.import_opt('use_local', 'nova.conductor.api', group='conductor')
+LOG = logging.getLogger('nova.compute')
 
 
 def block_db_access():
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ def block_db_access():
 
         def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             stacktrace = "".join(traceback.format_stack())
-            LOG = logging.getLogger('nova.compute')
             LOG.error(_LE('No db access allowed in nova-compute: %s'),
                       stacktrace)
             raise exception.DBNotAllowed('nova-compute')
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ def main():
         block_db_access()
         objects_base.NovaObject.indirection_api = \
             conductor_rpcapi.ConductorAPI()
+    else:
+        LOG.warning(_LW('Conductor local mode is deprecated and will '
+                        'be removed in a subsequent release'))
 
     server = service.Service.create(binary='nova-compute',
                                     topic=CONF.compute_topic,
diff --git a/nova/cmd/dhcpbridge.py b/nova/cmd/dhcpbridge.py
index d4ebdfb29634..cfc342d75e10 100644
--- a/nova/cmd/dhcpbridge.py
+++ b/nova/cmd/dhcpbridge.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from nova import config
 from nova import context
 import nova.db.api
 from nova import exception
-from nova.i18n import _LE
+from nova.i18n import _LE, _LW
 from nova.network import rpcapi as network_rpcapi
 from nova import objects
 from nova.objects import base as objects_base
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ def main():
         block_db_access()
         objects_base.NovaObject.indirection_api = \
             conductor_rpcapi.ConductorAPI()
+    else:
+        LOG.warning(_LW('Conductor local mode is deprecated and will '
+                        'be removed in a subsequent release'))
 
     if CONF.action.name in ['add', 'del', 'old']:
         LOG.debug("Called '%(action)s' for mac '%(mac)s' with ip '%(ip)s'",
diff --git a/nova/cmd/network.py b/nova/cmd/network.py
index a38d4489bfd4..c55975893169 100644
--- a/nova/cmd/network.py
+++ b/nova/cmd/network.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from nova.conductor import rpcapi as conductor_rpcapi
 from nova import config
 import nova.db.api
 from nova import exception
-from nova.i18n import _LE
+from nova.i18n import _LE, _LW
 from nova import objects
 from nova.objects import base as objects_base
 from nova import service
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from nova import version
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 CONF.import_opt('network_topic', 'nova.network.rpcapi')
 CONF.import_opt('use_local', 'nova.conductor.api', group='conductor')
+LOG = logging.getLogger('nova.network')
 
 
 def block_db_access():
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ def block_db_access():
 
         def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             stacktrace = "".join(traceback.format_stack())
-            LOG = logging.getLogger('nova.network')
             LOG.error(_LE('No db access allowed in nova-network: %s'),
                       stacktrace)
             raise exception.DBNotAllowed('nova-network')
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ def main():
         block_db_access()
         objects_base.NovaObject.indirection_api = \
             conductor_rpcapi.ConductorAPI()
+    else:
+        LOG.warning(_LW('Conductor local mode is deprecated and will '
+                        'be removed in a subsequent release'))
 
     server = service.Service.create(binary='nova-network',
                                     topic=CONF.network_topic,
diff --git a/nova/conductor/api.py b/nova/conductor/api.py
index a94cfe2173ed..d993b4bfba1c 100644
--- a/nova/conductor/api.py
+++ b/nova/conductor/api.py
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ from nova import utils
 conductor_opts = [
     cfg.BoolOpt('use_local',
                 default=False,
-                help='Perform nova-conductor operations locally'),
+                help='DEPRECATED: Perform nova-conductor operations locally. '
+                     'This legacy mode was introduced to bridge a gap during '
+                     'the transition to the conductor service. It no longer '
+                     'represents a reasonable alternative for deployers. '
+                     'Removal may be as early as 14.0',
+                deprecated_for_removal=True),
     cfg.StrOpt('topic',
                default='conductor',
                help='The topic on which conductor nodes listen'),