diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 0eff8702..9224afe0 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -10,14 +10,6 @@
 #   (optional) Whether the service should be managed by Puppet.
 #   Defaults to true.
 #
-# [*host*]
-#   (optional) The aodh api bind address.
-#   Defaults to 0.0.0.0
-#
-# [*port*]
-#   (optional) The aodh api port.
-#   Defaults to 8042
-#
 # [*package_ensure*]
 #   (optional) ensure state for package.
 #   Defaults to 'present'
@@ -52,18 +44,29 @@
 #   (optional) Gnocchi external project owner (usually Ceilometer project name)
 #   Defaults to 'services'
 #
+# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+#
+# [*host*]
+#   (optional) The aodh api bind address.
+#   Defaults to undef
+#
+# [*port*]
+#   (optional) The aodh api port.
+#   Defaults to undef
+#
 class aodh::api (
   $manage_service                 = true,
   $enabled                        = true,
   $package_ensure                 = 'present',
-  $host                           = '0.0.0.0',
-  $port                           = '8042',
   $service_name                   = $::aodh::params::api_service_name,
   $sync_db                        = false,
   $auth_strategy                  = 'keystone',
   $enable_proxy_headers_parsing   = $::os_service_default,
   $paste_config                   = $::os_service_default,
   $gnocchi_external_project_owner = 'services',
+  # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+  $host                           = undef,
+  $port                           = undef,
 ) inherits aodh::params {
 
 
@@ -75,6 +78,15 @@ class aodh::api (
     include ::aodh::keystone::authtoken
   }
 
+  if $host {
+    warning('host has no effect as of Newton and will be removed in a future \
+release. aodh::wsgi::apache supports setting a host via bind_host.')
+  }
+  if $port {
+    warning('port has no effect as of Newton and will be removed in a future \
+release. aodh::wsgi::apache supports setting a port.')
+  }
+
   package { 'aodh-api':
     ensure => $package_ensure,
     name   => $::aodh::params::api_package_name,
@@ -120,8 +132,6 @@ as a standalone service, or httpd for being run by a httpd server")
 
   aodh_config {
     'api/gnocchi_external_project_owner': value => $gnocchi_external_project_owner;
-    'api/host':                           value => $host;
-    'api/port':                           value => $port;
     'api/paste_config':                   value => $paste_config;
   }
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-host-and-port-parameters-7aa4609a9a7d2104.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-host-and-port-parameters-7aa4609a9a7d2104.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc430afa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-host-and-port-parameters-7aa4609a9a7d2104.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - aodh::api::host and aodh::api::port are deprecated and will be removed in a
+    future release. aodh-api itself is for testing only and does not use these
+    parameters. The production-ready alternative aodh::wsgi::apache supports
+    setting host and port via the bind_host and port parameters.
diff --git a/spec/classes/aodh_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/aodh_api_spec.rb
index d7649734..1e3783e0 100644
--- a/spec/classes/aodh_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/aodh_api_spec.rb
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ describe 'aodh::api' do
     { :enabled           => true,
       :manage_service    => true,
       :package_ensure    => 'latest',
-      :port              => '8042',
-      :host              => '0.0.0.0',
     }
   end
 
@@ -34,8 +32,6 @@ describe 'aodh::api' do
     end
 
     it 'configures api' do
-      is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('api/host').with_value( params[:host] )
-      is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('api/port').with_value( params[:port] )
       is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('api/gnocchi_external_project_owner').with_value( 'services' )
       is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('api/paste_config').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       is_expected.to contain_oslo__middleware('aodh_config').with(