diff --git a/manifests/db.pp b/manifests/db.pp
index d219f719..ea512661 100644
--- a/manifests/db.pp
+++ b/manifests/db.pp
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
 #   Timeout when db connections should be reaped.
 #   (Optional) Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
-# [*database_min_pool_size*]
-#   Minimum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
-#   (Optional) Defaults to $::os_service_default
-#
 # [*database_max_pool_size*]
 #   Maximum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
 #   (Optional) Defaults to $::os_service_default
@@ -42,25 +38,35 @@
 #   (Optional) If set, use this value for pool_timeout with SQLAlchemy.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
+# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+#
+# [*database_min_pool_size*]
+#   Minimum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
+#   (Optional) Defaults to undef
+#
 class cinder::db (
   $database_db_max_retries          = $::os_service_default,
   $database_connection              = 'sqlite:////var/lib/cinder/cinder.sqlite',
   $database_connection_recycle_time = $::os_service_default,
-  $database_min_pool_size           = $::os_service_default,
   $database_max_pool_size           = $::os_service_default,
   $database_max_retries             = $::os_service_default,
   $database_retry_interval          = $::os_service_default,
   $database_max_overflow            = $::os_service_default,
   $database_pool_timeout            = $::os_service_default,
+  # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+  $database_min_pool_size           = undef,
 ) {
 
   include cinder::deps
 
+  if $::cinder::database_min_pool_size or $database_min_pool_size {
+    warning('The database_min_pool_size parameter is deprecated, 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::db::<myparam> isn't specified.
   $database_connection_real              = pick($::cinder::database_connection,$database_connection)
   $database_connection_recycle_time_real = pick($::cinder::database_idle_timeout, $database_connection_recycle_time)
-  $database_min_pool_size_real           = pick($::cinder::database_min_pool_size,$database_min_pool_size)
   $database_max_pool_size_real           = pick($::cinder::database_max_pool_size,$database_max_pool_size)
   $database_max_retries_real             = pick($::cinder::database_max_retries,$database_max_retries)
   $database_retry_interval_real          = pick($::cinder::database_retry_interval,$database_retry_interval)
@@ -73,7 +79,6 @@ class cinder::db (
     db_max_retries          => $database_db_max_retries,
     connection              => $database_connection_real,
     connection_recycle_time => $database_connection_recycle_time_real,
-    min_pool_size           => $database_min_pool_size_real,
     max_pool_size           => $database_max_pool_size_real,
     max_retries             => $database_max_retries_real,
     retry_interval          => $database_retry_interval_real,
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 2337372a..a8b0537a 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -176,10 +176,6 @@
 #   Timeout when db connections should be reaped.
 #   (Optional) Defaults to undef.
 #
-# [*database_min_pool_size*]
-#   Minimum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
-#   (Optional) Defaults to undef.
-#
 # [*database_max_pool_size*]
 #   Maximum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
 #   (Optional) Defaults to undef.
@@ -249,10 +245,15 @@
 #   (optional) Backend override of host value.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
 #
+# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+#
+# [*database_min_pool_size*]
+#   Minimum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
+#   (Optional) Defaults to undef.
+#
 class cinder (
   $database_connection                = undef,
   $database_idle_timeout              = undef,
-  $database_min_pool_size             = undef,
   $database_max_pool_size             = undef,
   $database_max_retries               = undef,
   $database_retry_interval            = undef,
@@ -303,6 +304,8 @@ class cinder (
   $enable_new_services                = $::os_service_default,
   $purge_config                       = false,
   $backend_host                       = $::os_service_default,
+  # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+  $database_min_pool_size             = undef,
 ) inherits cinder::params {
 
   include cinder::deps
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_database_min_pool_size-option-b7eb9678dc29cd9d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_database_min_pool_size-option-b7eb9678dc29cd9d.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03e58c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_database_min_pool_size-option-b7eb9678dc29cd9d.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - database_min_pool_size option is now deprecated for removal, the
+    parameter has no effect.
diff --git a/spec/classes/cinder_db_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cinder_db_spec.rb
index 8dc8e7f1..8f20ba25 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cinder_db_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cinder_db_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ describe 'cinder::db' do
         :db_max_retries          => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :connection              => 'sqlite:////var/lib/cinder/cinder.sqlite',
         :connection_recycle_time => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-        :min_pool_size           => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :max_pool_size           => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :max_retries             => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :retry_interval          => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ describe 'cinder::db' do
           :database_db_max_retries          => '-1',
           :database_connection              => 'mysql+pymysql://cinder:cinder@localhost/cinder',
           :database_connection_recycle_time => '3601',
-          :database_min_pool_size           => '2',
           :database_max_pool_size           => '11',
           :database_max_retries             => '11',
           :database_retry_interval          => '11',
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ describe 'cinder::db' do
         :db_max_retries          => '-1',
         :connection              => 'mysql+pymysql://cinder:cinder@localhost/cinder',
         :connection_recycle_time => '3601',
-        :min_pool_size           => '2',
         :max_pool_size           => '11',
         :max_retries             => '11',
         :retry_interval          => '11',