diff --git a/manifests/backup/tsm.pp b/manifests/backup/tsm.pp
index 629d391e..27553295 100644
--- a/manifests/backup/tsm.pp
+++ b/manifests/backup/tsm.pp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # == Class: cinder::backup::tsm
-#
+# DEPRECATED !
 # Setup Cinder to backup volumes into the Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)
 #
 # === Parameters
@@ -48,13 +48,5 @@ class cinder::backup::tsm (
   $backup_tsm_compression   = $::os_service_default,
 ) {
 
-  include cinder::deps
-
-  cinder_config {
-    'DEFAULT/backup_driver':            value => $backup_driver;
-    'DEFAULT/backup_tsm_volume_prefix': value => $backup_tsm_volume_prefix;
-    'DEFAULT/backup_tsm_password':      value => $backup_tsm_password, secret => true;
-    'DEFAULT/backup_tsm_compression':   value => $backup_tsm_compression;
-  }
-
+  warning('Support for tsm backup driver has been deprecated and has no effect')
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-backup-tms-9413ed39fe7c47c6.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-backup-tms-9413ed39fe7c47c6.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a14794c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-backup-tms-9413ed39fe7c47c6.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The ``cinder::backup::tsm`` class has been deprecated and has no effect,
+    because TSM driver has been removed from cinder. This class will be removed
+    completely in a future release.
diff --git a/spec/classes/cinder_backup_tsm_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cinder_backup_tsm_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index fa0214de..00000000
--- a/spec/classes/cinder_backup_tsm_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2016 Intel
-#
-# Author: Nate Potter <nathaniel.potter@intel.com>
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-# a copy of the License at
-#
-#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-# under the License.
-#
-# Unit tests for cinder::backup:tsm class
-#
-require 'spec_helper'
-
-describe 'cinder::backup::tsm' do
-  let :default_params do
-    {
-      :backup_tsm_volume_prefix => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-      :backup_tsm_password      => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-      :backup_tsm_compression   => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>'
-    }
-  end
-
-  let :params do
-    {}
-  end
-
-  shared_examples 'cinder backup with tsm' do
-    let :p do
-      default_params.merge(params)
-    end
-
-    it 'configures cinder.conf' do
-      is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_driver').with_value('cinder.backup.drivers.tsm.TSMBackupDriver')
-      is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_tsm_volume_prefix').with_value(p[:backup_tsm_volume_prefix])
-      is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_tsm_password').with_value(p[:backup_tsm_password]).with_secret(true)
-      is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_tsm_compression').with_value(p[:backup_tsm_compression])
-    end
-
-    context 'when overriding default parameters' do
-      before :each do
-        params.merge!(:backup_tsm_volume_prefix => 'vol-')
-        params.merge!(:backup_tsm_password => 'secrete')
-        params.merge!(:backup_tsm_compression => 'False')
-      end
-      it 'should replace default parameters with new values' do
-        is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_tsm_volume_prefix').with_value(p[:backup_tsm_volume_prefix])
-        is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_tsm_password').with_value(p[:backup_tsm_password]).with_secret(true)
-        is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_tsm_compression').with_value(p[:backup_tsm_compression])
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  on_supported_os({
-    :supported_os   => OSDefaults.get_supported_os
-  }).each do |os,facts|
-    context "on #{os}" do
-      let (:facts) do
-        facts.merge(OSDefaults.get_facts({:os_workers => 8}))
-      end
-
-      it_behaves_like 'cinder backup with tsm'
-    end
-  end
-end