diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 0d6cf1f8..bcdfc2bf 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -176,6 +176,10 @@
 #   (Optional) Password for message broker authentication
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
 #
+# [*use_syslog*]
+#   (Optional) Use syslog for logging.
+#   Defaults to undef
+#
 # [*database_connection*]
 #    Url used to connect to database.
 #    (Optional) Defaults to undef.
@@ -281,10 +285,6 @@
 #   (Optional) DEPRECATED. Should the daemons log verbose messages
 #   Defaults to undef.
 #
-# [*use_syslog*]
-#   (Optional) DEPRECATED. Use syslog for logging.
-#   Defaults to undef.
-#
 # [*enable_v1_api*]
 #   (Optional) DEPRECATED. Whether to enable the v1 API (true/false).
 #   Defaults to undef.
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ class cinder (
   $cert_file                          = false,
   $key_file                           = false,
   $api_paste_config                   = '/etc/cinder/api-paste.ini',
+  $use_syslog                         = undef,
   $use_stderr                         = undef,
   $log_facility                       = undef,
   $log_dir                            = '/var/log/cinder',
@@ -357,7 +358,6 @@ class cinder (
   $purge_config                       = false,
   # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
   $verbose                            = undef,
-  $use_syslog                         = undef,
   $enable_v1_api                      = undef,
   $enable_v2_api                      = undef,
 ) inherits cinder::params {
@@ -378,10 +378,6 @@ class cinder (
     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.')
-  }
-
   if $enable_v1_api {
     warning('enable_v1_api is deprecated, has no effect and will be removed in a future release')
   }
diff --git a/manifests/logging.pp b/manifests/logging.pp
index 92c69216..e45e7cee 100644
--- a/manifests/logging.pp
+++ b/manifests/logging.pp
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 #    (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 cinder::logging(
+  $use_syslog                    = $::os_service_default,
   $use_stderr                    = $::os_service_default,
   $log_facility                  = $::os_service_default,
   $log_dir                       = '/var/log/cinder',
@@ -109,19 +110,15 @@ class cinder::logging(
   $log_date_format               = $::os_service_default,
   # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
   $verbose                       = undef,
-  $use_syslog                    = undef,
 ) {
 
   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 in a future release.')
-  }
-
   # NOTE(spredzy): In order to keep backward compatibility we rely on the pick function
   # to use cinder::<myparam> if cinder::logging::<myparam> isn't specified.
+  $use_syslog_real = pick($::cinder::use_syslog,$use_syslog)
   $use_stderr_real = pick($::cinder::use_stderr,$use_stderr)
   $log_facility_real = pick($::cinder::log_facility,$log_facility)
   $log_dir_real = pick($::cinder::log_dir,$log_dir)
@@ -129,6 +126,7 @@ class cinder::logging(
 
   oslo::log { 'cinder_config':
     debug                         => $debug_real,
+    use_syslog                    => $use_syslog_real,
     use_stderr                    => $use_stderr_real,
     log_dir                       => $log_dir_real,
     syslog_log_facility           => $log_facility_real,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/api_log_deprecations-81f5fd0239453011.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/api_log_deprecations-81f5fd0239453011.yaml
index 3feecbf6..e822e9c3 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/api_log_deprecations-81f5fd0239453011.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/api_log_deprecations-81f5fd0239453011.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ---
 deprecations:
- - use_syslog in DEFAULT section was deprecated in Mitaka, this parameter
-   has no effect and will be removed in a future release.
  - enable_v1_api and enable_v2_api are deprecated (no parameters to
    subistitute)
diff --git a/spec/classes/cinder_logging_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cinder_logging_spec.rb
index e450247d..132aad97 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cinder_logging_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cinder_logging_spec.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ describe 'cinder::logging' do
      :instance_format => '[instance: %(uuid)s] ',
      :instance_uuid_format => '[instance: %(uuid)s] ',
      :log_date_format => '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S',
+     :use_syslog => false,
      :use_stderr => false,
      :log_facility => 'LOG_USER',
      :log_dir => '/var/log',
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ describe 'cinder::logging' do
 
   shared_examples 'basic default logging settings' do
     it 'configures cinder logging settins with default values' do
+      is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/use_syslog').with(:value => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/use_stderr').with(:value => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/syslog_log_facility').with(:value => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/log_dir').with(:value => '/var/log/cinder')
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ describe 'cinder::logging' do
 
   shared_examples 'basic non-default logging settings' do
     it 'configures cinder logging settins with non-default values' do
+      is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/use_syslog').with(:value => 'false')
       is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/use_stderr').with(:value => 'false')
       is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/syslog_log_facility').with(:value => 'LOG_USER')
       is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/log_dir').with(:value => '/var/log')