diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e228254..5f48e2d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class { '::ceilometer':
 class { '::ceilometer::client': }
 class { '::ceilometer::collector': }
 class { '::ceilometer::expirer': }
-class { '::ceilometer::agent::central': }
+class { '::ceilometer::agent::polling': }
 class { '::ceilometer::agent::notification': }
 class { '::ceilometer::db': }
 class { '::ceilometer::api':
diff --git a/examples/ceilometer_with_gnocchi.pp b/examples/ceilometer_with_gnocchi.pp
index 84144570..764adf0e 100644
--- a/examples/ceilometer_with_gnocchi.pp
+++ b/examples/ceilometer_with_gnocchi.pp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class { '::ceilometer::keystone::auth':
 }
 class { '::ceilometer::client': }
 class { '::ceilometer::expirer': }
-class { '::ceilometer::agent::central': }
+class { '::ceilometer::agent::polling': }
 class { '::ceilometer::agent::notification': }
 class { '::ceilometer::keystone::authtoken':
   password => 'a_big_secret',
diff --git a/examples/site.pp b/examples/site.pp
index 680b2605..9c029e07 100644
--- a/examples/site.pp
+++ b/examples/site.pp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ node default {
   }
 
   # Configure the ceilometer database
-  # Only needed if ceilometer::agent::central or ceilometer::api are declared
+  # Only needed if ceilometer::agent::polling or ceilometer::api are declared
   class { '::ceilometer::db':
   }
 
diff --git a/manifests/agent/central.pp b/manifests/agent/central.pp
index 3dd1568d..cd7e224d 100644
--- a/manifests/agent/central.pp
+++ b/manifests/agent/central.pp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ class ceilometer::agent::central (
   include ::ceilometer::deps
   include ::ceilometer::params
 
+  warning('This class is deprecated. Please use ceilometer::agent::central with central namespace instead.')
+
   package { 'ceilometer-agent-central':
     ensure => $package_ensure,
     name   => $::ceilometer::params::agent_central_package_name,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ceilo-central-agent-2bf1f73f088290ad.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ceilo-central-agent-2bf1f73f088290ad.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8387f835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ceilo-central-agent-2bf1f73f088290ad.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - ceilometer::agent::central is deprecated and will be removed in a future
+    release.  Please switch to ceilometer::agent::polling with central namespace.