diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index eabb9072..97685eb6 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 #    If set to boolean false, it will not log to any directory.
 #    Defaults to undef.
 #
+#  [*use_syslog*]
+#    (Optional) Use syslog for logging
+#    Defaults to undef.
+#
 #  [*use_stderr*]
 #    (Optional) Use stderr for logging
 #    Defaults to undef.
@@ -211,11 +215,6 @@
 #  [*verbose*]
 #    (Optional) Deprecated. should the daemons log verbose messages.
 #    Defaults to undef.
-#
-#  [*use_syslog*]
-#    (Optional) Deprecated. Use syslog for logging
-#    Defaults to undef.
-#
 class ceilometer(
   $http_timeout                       = '600',
   $event_time_to_live                 = '-1',
@@ -225,6 +224,7 @@ class ceilometer(
   $package_ensure                     = 'present',
   $debug                              = undef,
   $log_dir                            = undef,
+  $use_syslog                         = undef,
   $use_stderr                         = undef,
   $log_facility                       = undef,
   $rpc_backend                        = $::os_service_default,
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ class ceilometer(
   $alarm_history_time_to_live         = undef,
   $metering_secret                    = undef,
   $verbose                            = undef,
-  $use_syslog                         = undef,
 ) {
 
   include ::ceilometer::logging
@@ -275,12 +274,6 @@ class ceilometer(
   if $verbose {
     warning('verbose is deprecated, has no effect and will be removed after Newton cycle.')
   }
-
-  if $use_syslog {
-    warning('use_syslog is deprecated, has no effect and will be removed after Newton cycle.')
-  }
-
-
   # Cleanup in Ocata.
   if $telemetry_secret {
     validate_string($telemetry_secret)
diff --git a/manifests/logging.pp b/manifests/logging.pp
index 2885335c..662af5ff 100644
--- a/manifests/logging.pp
+++ b/manifests/logging.pp
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #   (Optional) Should the daemons log debug messages
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
 #
+# [*use_syslog*]
+#   (Optional) Use syslog for logging.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
+#
 # [*use_stderr*]
 #   (Optional) Use stderr for logging
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
@@ -87,11 +91,8 @@
 #   (Optional) Deprecated. Should the daemons log verbose messages
 #   Defaults to undef
 #
-#  [*use_syslog*]
-#    (Optional) Deprecated. Use syslog for logging.
-#    Defaults to undef
-#
 class ceilometer::logging(
+  $use_syslog                    = $::os_service_default,
   $use_stderr                    = $::os_service_default,
   $log_facility                  = $::os_service_default,
   $log_dir                       = '/var/log/ceilometer',
@@ -109,11 +110,11 @@ class ceilometer::logging(
   $log_date_format               = $::os_service_default,
   # Deprecated
   $verbose                       = undef,
-  $use_syslog                    = undef,
 ) {
 
   # NOTE(spredzy): In order to keep backward compatibility we rely on the pick function
   # to use ceilometer::<myparam> first then ceilometer::logging::<myparam>.
+  $use_syslog_real = pick($::ceilometer::use_syslog,$use_syslog)
   $use_stderr_real = pick($::ceilometer::use_stderr,$use_stderr)
   $log_facility_real = pick($::ceilometer::log_facility,$log_facility)
   $log_dir_real = pick($::ceilometer::log_dir,$log_dir)
@@ -123,13 +124,10 @@ class ceilometer::logging(
     warning('verbose is deprecated, has no effect and will be removed after Newton cycle.')
   }
 
-  if $use_syslog {
-    warning('use_syslog is deprecated, has no effect and will be removed in a future release.')
-  }
-
   oslo::log { 'ceilometer_config':
     debug                         => $debug_real,
     use_stderr                    => $use_stderr_real,
+    use_syslog                    => $use_syslog_real,
     log_dir                       => $log_dir_real,
     syslog_log_facility           => $log_facility_real,
     logging_context_format_string => $logging_context_format_string,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/use_syslog-fc032531ad65d9d2.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/use_syslog-fc032531ad65d9d2.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index bf0f3750..00000000
--- a/releasenotes/notes/use_syslog-fc032531ad65d9d2.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
----
-deprecations:
- - use_syslog in DEFAULT section was deprecated in Mitaka, this parameter
-   has no effect and will be removed in a future release.
diff --git a/spec/classes/ceilometer_logging_spec.rb b/spec/classes/ceilometer_logging_spec.rb
index fd0be527..e96456fd 100644
--- a/spec/classes/ceilometer_logging_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/ceilometer_logging_spec.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ describe 'ceilometer::logging' do
      :instance_format => '[instance: %(uuid)s] ',
      :instance_uuid_format => '[instance: %(uuid)s] ',
      :log_date_format => '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S',
+     :use_syslog => true,
      :use_stderr => false,
      :log_facility => 'LOG_FOO',
      :log_dir => '/var/log',
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ describe 'ceilometer::logging' do
 
   shared_examples 'basic default logging settings' do
     it 'configures ceilometer logging settins with default values' do
+      is_expected.to contain_ceilometer_config('DEFAULT/use_syslog').with(:value => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       is_expected.to contain_ceilometer_config('DEFAULT/use_stderr').with(:value => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       is_expected.to contain_ceilometer_config('DEFAULT/log_dir').with(:value => '/var/log/ceilometer')
       is_expected.to contain_ceilometer_config('DEFAULT/debug').with(:value => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ describe 'ceilometer::logging' do
 
   shared_examples 'basic non-default logging settings' do
     it 'configures ceilometer logging settins with non-default values' do
+      is_expected.to contain_ceilometer_config('DEFAULT/use_syslog').with(:value => 'true')
       is_expected.to contain_ceilometer_config('DEFAULT/use_stderr').with(:value => 'false')
       is_expected.to contain_ceilometer_config('DEFAULT/syslog_log_facility').with(:value => 'LOG_FOO')
       is_expected.to contain_ceilometer_config('DEFAULT/log_dir').with(:value => '/var/log')