diff --git a/manifests/agent.pp b/manifests/agent.pp
index 94f8ad2d..bf85747d 100644
--- a/manifests/agent.pp
+++ b/manifests/agent.pp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #   Defaults to true.
 #
 # [*backend_driver*]
-#  (optional) Driver used for backend communication (fake, rpc, bind9, powerdns)
+#  (optional) Driver used for backend communication (fake, rpc, bind9)
 #  Defaults to 'bind9'
 #
 # [*listen*]
diff --git a/manifests/backend/powerdns.pp b/manifests/backend/powerdns.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index 01dfdf79..00000000
--- a/manifests/backend/powerdns.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# == Class designate::backend::powerdns
-#
-# DEPRECATED!
-# Install PowerDNS and configure Designate to use it as a backend.  This does
-# not configure PowerDNS itself since that is expected to be very environment
-# specific.
-#
-# == Parameters
-#
-# [*database_connection*]
-#  (required) The connection string. format:
-#  [driver]://[user]:[password]@[host]/[database]
-#
-# [*use_db_reconnect*]
-#  (optional) Whether or not to automatically reconnect and retry transactions.
-#  Defaults to true
-#
-# [*sync_db*]
-#  Enable dbsync.
-#  Defaults to true
-#
-class designate::backend::powerdns (
-  $database_connection,
-  $use_db_reconnect = true,
-  $sync_db          = true,
-) {
-
-  warning('The designate::backend::powerdns class has been deprecaed \
-and has no effect. This class will be removed in a future release.')
-
-}
diff --git a/manifests/db/powerdns/mysql.pp b/manifests/db/powerdns/mysql.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index f34cdbc5..00000000
--- a/manifests/db/powerdns/mysql.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-# == Class: designate::db::powerdns::mysql
-#
-# DEPRECATED !
-# Class that configures mysql for the designate PowerDNS backend.
-#
-# === Parameters:
-#
-# [*password*]
-#   Password to use for the powerdns user
-#
-# [*dbname*]
-#   (optional) The name of the database
-#   Defaults to 'powerdns'
-#
-# [*user*]
-#   (optional) The mysql user to create
-#   Defaults to 'powerdns'
-#
-# [*host*]
-#   (optional) The IP address of the mysql server
-#   Defaults to '127.0.0.1'
-#
-# [*charset*]
-#   (optional) The charset to use for the powerdns database
-#   Defaults to 'utf8'
-#
-# [*collate*]
-#   (optional) The collate to use for the powerdns database
-#   Defaults to 'utf8_general_ci'
-#
-# [*allowed_hosts*]
-#   (optional) Additional hosts that are allowed to access this DB
-#   Defaults to undef
-#
-class designate::db::powerdns::mysql (
-  $password,
-  $dbname           = 'powerdns',
-  $user             = 'powerdns',
-  $host             = '127.0.0.1',
-  $charset          = 'utf8',
-  $collate          = 'utf8_general_ci',
-  $allowed_hosts    = undef,
-) {
-
-  warning('The designate::db::powerdns::mysql class has been deprecaed \
-and has no effect. This class will be removed in a future release.')
-}
diff --git a/manifests/db/powerdns/sync.pp b/manifests/db/powerdns/sync.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index 39151154..00000000
--- a/manifests/db/powerdns/sync.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#
-# DEPRECATED !!
-# Class to execute designate powerdns dbsync
-#
-# ==Parameters
-#
-# [*extra_params*]
-#   (optional) String of extra command line parameters to append
-#   to the designate-manage powerdns sync command. These will be
-#   inserted in the command line between 'designate-manage' and
-#   'powerdns sync'.
-#   Defaults to undef
-class designate::db::powerdns::sync(
-  $extra_params = undef,
-) {
-
-  warning('The designate::db::powerdns::sync class has been deprecaed \
-and has no effect. This class will be removed in a future release.')
-
-}
diff --git a/manifests/pool_target.pp b/manifests/pool_target.pp
index 25e5188b..a2e6000c 100644
--- a/manifests/pool_target.pp
+++ b/manifests/pool_target.pp
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ define designate::pool_target (
 
   include designate::deps
 
-  if target == 'powerdns' {
-    include powerdns
-    include powerdns::mysql
-  }
-
   validate_legacy(Pattern[/[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}/],
     'validate_re', $name, ['[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}'])
   validate_legacy(Hash, 'validate_hash', $options)
@@ -47,18 +42,4 @@ define designate::pool_target (
     "pool_target:${name}/type":    value => $type;
     "pool_target:${name}/masters": value => join($masters,',');
   }
-
-  if $type == 'powerdns' {
-    exec { "designate-powerdns-dbsync ${name}":
-      command     => "${::designate::params::designate_manage} powerdns sync ${name}",
-      path        => '/usr/bin',
-      user        => 'root',
-      refreshonly => true,
-      logoutput   => on_failure,
-    }
-
-    # Have to have a valid configuration file before running migrations
-    Designate_config<||> -> Exec["designate-powerdns-dbsync ${name}"]
-    Exec["designate-powerdns-dbsync ${name}"] ~> Service<| title == 'designate-pool-manager' |>
-  }
 }
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index d46b7b49..d7b2b216 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@
         {
             "name": "openstack/oslo",
             "version_requirement": ">=19.3.0 <20.0.0"
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "antonlindstrom/powerdns",
-            "version_requirement": ">=0.0.5 <1.0.0"
         }
     ],
     "description": "Installs and configures OpenStack Designate (DNS Services).",
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-powerdns3-driver-9ef389daac73343a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-powerdns3-driver-9ef389daac73343a.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2edb7dd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-powerdns3-driver-9ef389daac73343a.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The following classes for powerdns 3 driver have been removed.
+
+    - ``designate::backend::powerdns``
+    - ``designate::db::powerdns::mysql``
+    - ``designate::db::powerdns::sync``
+