diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index d6221c43..eb0c1971 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@
 #   (optional) List of allowed values for an image disk_format attribute.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
 #
-# [*cache_prefetcher_interval*]
-#   (optional) The interval in seconds to run periodic job 'cache_images'
-#   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
-#
 # [*image_cache_max_size*]
 #   (optional) The upper limit (the maximum size of accumulated cache in bytes) beyond which pruner,
 #   if running, starts cleaning the images cache.
@@ -299,6 +295,10 @@
 #   service name removed.
 #   Defaults to undef
 #
+# [*cache_prefetcher_interval*]
+#   (optional) The interval in seconds to run periodic job 'cache_images'
+#   Defaults to undef.
+#
 class glance::api(
   $package_ensure                       = 'present',
   $bind_host                            = $::os_service_default,
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ class glance::api(
   $default_backend                      = undef,
   $container_formats                    = $::os_service_default,
   $disk_formats                         = $::os_service_default,
-  $cache_prefetcher_interval            = $::os_service_default,
   $image_cache_max_size                 = $::os_service_default,
   $image_cache_stall_time               = $::os_service_default,
   $image_cache_dir                      = '/var/lib/glance/image-cache',
@@ -365,6 +364,7 @@ class glance::api(
   $filesystem_store_metadata_file       = undef,
   $filesystem_store_file_perm           = undef,
   $pipeline                             = undef,
+  $cache_prefetcher_interval            = undef,
 ) inherits glance {
 
   include glance::deps
@@ -398,6 +398,13 @@ class glance::api(
     }
   }
 
+  if $cache_prefetcher_interval {
+    warning('The cache_prefetcher_interval parameter has been deprecate and has no effect.')
+  }
+  glance_api_config {
+    'DEFAULT/cache_prefetcher_interval': ensure => absent;
+  }
+
   if $sync_db {
     include glance::db::sync
     include glance::db::metadefs
@@ -429,7 +436,6 @@ class glance::api(
     'DEFAULT/delayed_delete':             value => $delayed_delete;
     'DEFAULT/enforce_secure_rbac':        value => $enforce_secure_rbac;
     'DEFAULT/use_keystone_limits':        value => $use_keystone_limits;
-    'DEFAULT/cache_prefetcher_interval':  value => $cache_prefetcher_interval;
     'DEFAULT/image_cache_dir':            value => $image_cache_dir;
     'DEFAULT/image_cache_stall_time':     value => $image_cache_stall_time;
     'DEFAULT/image_cache_max_size':       value => $image_cache_max_size;
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-cache_prefetcher_interval-8a1e5075661f0177.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-cache_prefetcher_interval-8a1e5075661f0177.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..167c4f48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-cache_prefetcher_interval-8a1e5075661f0177.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The ``glance::api::cache_prefetcher_interval`` parameter has been
+    deprecaed and has no effect now. It will be removed completely in a future
+    release.
diff --git a/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
index 1040c4f5..7b274aba 100644
--- a/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ describe 'glance::api' do
       :user_storage_quota             => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :image_cache_stall_time         => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :image_cache_max_size           => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-      :cache_prefetcher_interval      => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :disk_formats                   => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :paste_deploy_flavor            => 'keystone',
       :paste_deploy_config_file       => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ describe 'glance::api' do
         :user_storage_quota             => 0,
         :image_cache_stall_time         => '10',
         :image_cache_max_size           => '10737418240',
-        :cache_prefetcher_interval      => '300',
         :paste_deploy_flavor            => 'keystone+caching',
         :paste_deploy_config_file       => 'glance-api-paste.ini',
         :sync_db                        => false,
@@ -146,7 +144,6 @@ describe 'glance::api' do
             'image_cache_dir',
             'image_cache_stall_time',
             'image_cache_max_size',
-            'cache_prefetcher_interval',
             'node_staging_uri',
             'worker_self_reference_url',
             'image_member_quota',