diff --git a/nova/compute/resource_tracker.py b/nova/compute/resource_tracker.py
index ebe8aa0f511f..f0089ccdb2b6 100644
--- a/nova/compute/resource_tracker.py
+++ b/nova/compute/resource_tracker.py
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ resource_tracker_opts = [
                help='Amount of memory in MB to reserve for the host'),
     cfg.StrOpt('compute_stats_class',
                default='nova.compute.stats.Stats',
-               help='Class that will manage stats for the local compute host'),
+               help='DEPRECATED: Class that will manage stats for the '
+                   'local compute host',
+               deprecated_for_removal=True),
     cfg.ListOpt('compute_resources',
                 default=[],
                 help='DEPRECATED: The names of the extra resources to track. '
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_compute_stats_class-229abfcb8816bdbd.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_compute_stats_class-229abfcb8816bdbd.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1adec46ec0e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_compute_stats_class-229abfcb8816bdbd.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+
+  - Deprecate ``compute_stats_class`` config option. This allowed
+    loading an alternate implementation for collecting statistics for
+    the local compute host. Deployments that felt the need to use
+    this facility are encoraged to propose additions upstream so we
+    can create a stable and supported interface here.