diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index d5c53c5e..b1e71d12 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@
 #   (optional) Number of Glance API worker processes to start
 #   Default: $::os_workers.
 #
-# [*scrub_time*]
-#   (optional) The amount of time in seconds to delay before performing a delete.
-#   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
-#
 # [*delayed_delete*]
 #   (optional) Turn on/off delayed delete.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
@@ -317,13 +313,16 @@
 #   Example:
 #   Defaults to undef
 #
+# [*scrub_time*]
+#   (optional) The amount of time in seconds to delay before performing a delete.
+#   Defaults to undef
+#
 class glance::api(
   $package_ensure                       = 'present',
   $bind_host                            = $::os_service_default,
   $bind_port                            = '9292',
   $backlog                              = $::os_service_default,
   $workers                              = $::os_workers,
-  $scrub_time                           = $::os_service_default,
   $delayed_delete                       = $::os_service_default,
   $auth_strategy                        = 'keystone',
   $pipeline                             = 'keystone',
@@ -389,6 +388,7 @@ class glance::api(
   $keymgr_encryption_auth_url           = undef,
   $validate                             = undef,
   $validation_options                   = undef,
+  $scrub_time                           = undef,
 ) inherits glance {
 
   include glance::deps
@@ -439,6 +439,13 @@ removed in a future realse. Use glance::api::db::database_max_overflow instead')
     warning('The glance::api::validation_options parameter has been deprecated and has no effect')
   }
 
+  if $scrub_time != undef {
+    warning('The glance::scrub_time parameter is deprerecated and has no effect')
+  }
+  glance_api_config {
+    'DEFAULT/scrub_time': ensure => absent;
+  }
+
   if $sync_db {
     include glance::db::sync
     include glance::db::metadefs
@@ -467,7 +474,6 @@ removed in a future realse. Use glance::api::db::database_max_overflow instead')
     'DEFAULT/workers':                    value => $workers;
     'DEFAULT/show_image_direct_url':      value => $show_image_direct_url;
     'DEFAULT/location_strategy':          value => $location_strategy;
-    'DEFAULT/scrub_time':                 value => $scrub_time;
     'DEFAULT/delayed_delete':             value => $delayed_delete;
     'DEFAULT/enforce_secure_rbac':        value => $enforce_secure_rbac;
     'DEFAULT/use_keystone_limits':        value => $use_keystone_limits;
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-api-scrub_time-9f2b2f8bb06fe375.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-api-scrub_time-9f2b2f8bb06fe375.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0eeefd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-api-scrub_time-9f2b2f8bb06fe375.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The ``glance::api::scrub_time`` parameter has been deprecated and has no
+    effect.
diff --git a/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
index 4de56768..a8ceecab 100644
--- a/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ describe 'glance::api' do
       :location_strategy              => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :purge_config                   => false,
       :delayed_delete                 => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-      :scrub_time                     => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :enforce_secure_rbac            => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :use_keystone_limits            => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :image_cache_dir                => '/var/lib/glance/image-cache',
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ describe 'glance::api' do
         :filesystem_store_file_perm     => '0644',
         :location_strategy              => 'store_type',
         :delayed_delete                 => 'true',
-        :scrub_time                     => '10',
         :enforce_secure_rbac            => 'true',
         :use_keystone_limits            => 'true',
         :image_cache_dir                => '/tmp/glance',
@@ -137,7 +135,6 @@ describe 'glance::api' do
             'show_multiple_locations',
             'location_strategy',
             'delayed_delete',
-            'scrub_time',
             'enforce_secure_rbac',
             'use_keystone_limits',
             'image_cache_dir',