diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 4207a573..8c948d20 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ octavia_galera_database: octavia
 octavia_galera_use_ssl: "{{ galera_use_ssl | default(False) }}"
 octavia_galera_ssl_ca_cert: "{{ galera_ssl_ca_cert | default('') }}"
 octavia_db_max_overflow: "{{ openstack_db_max_overflow | default('50') }}"
-# TODO(damiandabrowski): Remove octavia_db_pool_size in Yoga release
-octavia_db_max_pool_size: "{{ openstack_db_max_pool_size | default(octavia_db_pool_size | default('5')) }}"
+octavia_db_max_pool_size: "{{ openstack_db_max_pool_size |  default('5') }}"
 octavia_db_pool_timeout: "{{ openstack_db_pool_timeout | default('30') }}"
 octavia_db_connection_recycle_time: "{{ openstack_db_connection_recycle_time | default('600') }}"
 octavia_galera_port: "{{ galera_port | default('3306') }}"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/db-pooling-old-vars-0fca50f8114ab7bb.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/db-pooling-old-vars-0fca50f8114ab7bb.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..974051d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/db-pooling-old-vars-0fca50f8114ab7bb.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The ``octaiva_db_pool_size`` variable was previously deprecated and is now
+    removed. A replacement variable was introduced in the Xena release.