diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 95949aad..3988a54c 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
 #   without specifying a type.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
 #
-# [*validate*]
-#   (optional) Whether to validate the service is working after any service refreshes
-#   Defaults to false
-#
 # [*sync_db*]
 #   (Optional) Run db sync on the node.
 #   Defaults to true
@@ -117,6 +113,11 @@
 #   requests. For example, boot-from-volume.
 #   Defaults to undef
 #
+# [*validate*]
+#   (optional) Whether to validate the service is working after any service
+#   refreshes
+#   Defaults to undef
+#
 class cinder::api (
   $service_workers                = $::os_workers,
   $package_ensure                 = 'present',
@@ -127,7 +128,6 @@ class cinder::api (
   $default_volume_type            = $::os_service_default,
   $ratelimits_factory =
     'cinder.api.v2.limits:RateLimitingMiddleware.factory',
-  $validate                       = false,
   $sync_db                        = true,
   $public_endpoint                = $::os_service_default,
   $osapi_volume_base_url          = $::os_service_default,
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ class cinder::api (
   $osapi_volume_listen_port       = $::os_service_default,
   $use_forwarded_for              = $::os_service_default,
   # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
-  $os_region_name                 = undef
+  $os_region_name                 = undef,
+  $validate                       = undef,
 ) inherits cinder::params {
 
   include cinder::deps
@@ -155,6 +156,10 @@ class cinder::api (
 Use cinder::nova::region_name instead')
   }
 
+  if $validate != undef {
+    warning('The cinder::api::validate parameter is deprecated and has no effect')
+  }
+
   validate_legacy(Boolean, 'validate_bool', $manage_service)
   validate_legacy(Boolean, 'validate_bool', $enabled)
 
@@ -250,20 +255,4 @@ running as a standalone service, or httpd for being run by a httpd server")
       'filter:ratelimit/limits':               value => $ratelimits;
     }
   }
-
-  if $validate {
-    $keystone_project_name = $::cinder::keystone::authtoken::project_name
-    $keystone_username = $::cinder::keystone::authtoken::username
-    $keystone_password = $::cinder::keystone::authtoken::password
-
-    $validation_cmd = {
-      'cinder-api' => {
-        # lint:ignore:140chars
-        'command'  => "cinder --os-auth-url ${::cinder::keystone::authtoken::www_authenticate_uri} --os-project-name ${keystone_project_name} --os-username ${keystone_username} --os-password ${keystone_password} list",
-        # lint:endignore
-      }
-    }
-    create_resources('openstacklib::service_validation', $validation_cmd, {'subscribe' => 'Anchor[cinder::service::end]'})
-  }
-
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-service-validation-f30611c72f3a484d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-service-validation-f30611c72f3a484d.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67038c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-service-validation-f30611c72f3a484d.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The service validation feature of the ``cinder::api`` class is deprecated,
+    and the ``cinder::api::validate`` parameter has no effect now.
diff --git a/spec/classes/cinder_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cinder_api_spec.rb
index dd414ddd..8bb51d64 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cinder_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cinder_api_spec.rb
@@ -118,18 +118,6 @@ describe 'cinder::api' do
       )}
     end
 
-    context 'while validating the service with default command' do
-      let :params do
-        req_params.merge({
-          :validate => true,
-        })
-      end
-      it { is_expected.to contain_openstacklib__service_validation('cinder-api').with(
-        :command   => 'cinder --os-auth-url http://localhost:5000 --os-project-name services --os-username cinder --os-password foo list',
-        :subscribe => 'Anchor[cinder::service::end]',
-      )}
-    end
-
     context 'with a custom auth_strategy' do
       let :params do
         req_params.merge({'auth_strategy' => 'noauth'})