diff --git a/manifests/db.pp b/manifests/db.pp
index 0fd5f347..43a0ecc3 100644
--- a/manifests/db.pp
+++ b/manifests/db.pp
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
 #   Timeout when db connections should be reaped.
 #   (Optional) Defaults to $::os_service_default.
 #
-# [*database_min_pool_size*]
-#   Minimum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
-#   (Optional) Defaults to $::os_service_default.
-#
 # [*database_max_pool_size*]
 #   Maximum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
 #   (Optional) Defaults to $::os_service_default.
@@ -46,10 +42,15 @@
 #   (Optional) Run db sync on nodes after connection setting has been set.
 #   Defaults to true
 #
+# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+#
+# [*database_min_pool_size*]
+#   Minimum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
+#   (Optional) Defaults to undef
+#
 class heat::db (
   $database_connection              = 'sqlite:////var/lib/heat/heat.sqlite',
   $database_connection_recycle_time = $::os_service_default,
-  $database_min_pool_size           = $::os_service_default,
   $database_max_pool_size           = $::os_service_default,
   $database_max_retries             = $::os_service_default,
   $database_retry_interval          = $::os_service_default,
@@ -57,15 +58,20 @@ class heat::db (
   $database_pool_timeout            = $::os_service_default,
   $database_db_max_retries          = $::os_service_default,
   $sync_db                          = true,
+  # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+  $database_min_pool_size           = undef,
 ) {
 
   include heat::deps
 
+  if $::heat::database_min_pool_size or $database_min_pool_size {
+    warning('The database_min_pool_size parameter is deprecated, and will be removed in a future release.')
+  }
+
   # NOTE(spredzy): In order to keep backward compatibility we rely on the pick function
   # to use heat::<myparam> if heat::db::<myparam> isn't specified.
   $database_connection_real = pick($::heat::database_connection, $database_connection)
   $database_connection_recycle_time_real = pick($::heat::database_idle_timeout, $database_connection_recycle_time)
-  $database_min_pool_size_real = pick($::heat::database_min_pool_size, $database_min_pool_size)
   $database_max_pool_size_real = pick($::heat::database_max_pool_size, $database_max_pool_size)
   $database_max_retries_real = pick($::heat::database_max_retries, $database_max_retries)
   $database_retry_interval_real = pick($::heat::database_retry_interval, $database_retry_interval)
@@ -78,7 +84,6 @@ class heat::db (
   oslo::db { 'heat_config':
     connection              => $database_connection_real,
     connection_recycle_time => $database_connection_recycle_time_real,
-    min_pool_size           => $database_min_pool_size_real,
     max_pool_size           => $database_max_pool_size_real,
     max_retries             => $database_max_retries_real,
     retry_interval          => $database_retry_interval_real,
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index bb026caf..045d14ae 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -209,10 +209,6 @@
 #   (optional) Interval between retries of opening a database connection.
 #   Defaults to undef.
 #
-# [*database_min_pool_size*]
-#   (optional) Minimum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
-#   Defaults to undef.
-#
 # [*database_max_pool_size*]
 #   (optional) Maximum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
 #   Defaults to undef.
@@ -281,6 +277,12 @@
 #     take for evaluation.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
 #
+# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+#
+# [*database_min_pool_size*]
+#   (optional) Minimum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
+#   Defaults to undef.
+#
 class heat(
   $package_ensure                     = 'present',
   $keystone_ec2_uri                   = $::os_service_default,
@@ -321,7 +323,6 @@ class heat(
   $database_max_retries               = undef,
   $database_idle_timeout              = undef,
   $database_retry_interval            = undef,
-  $database_min_pool_size             = undef,
   $database_max_pool_size             = undef,
   $database_max_overflow              = undef,
   $flavor                             = $::os_service_default,
@@ -342,6 +343,8 @@ class heat(
   $auth_strategy                      = 'keystone',
   $yaql_memory_quota                  = $::os_service_default,
   $yaql_limit_iterators               = $::os_service_default,
+  # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+  $database_min_pool_size             = undef,
 ) {
 
   include heat::db
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_database_min_pool_size-option-bf3ebeb0f49711f3.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_database_min_pool_size-option-bf3ebeb0f49711f3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03e58c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_database_min_pool_size-option-bf3ebeb0f49711f3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - database_min_pool_size option is now deprecated for removal, the
+    parameter has no effect.
diff --git a/spec/classes/heat_db_spec.rb b/spec/classes/heat_db_spec.rb
index 4fa17348..20dd293f 100644
--- a/spec/classes/heat_db_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/heat_db_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ describe 'heat::db' do
         :db_max_retries          => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :connection              => 'sqlite:////var/lib/heat/heat.sqlite',
         :connection_recycle_time => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-        :min_pool_size           => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :max_pool_size           => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :max_retries             => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :retry_interval          => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ describe 'heat::db' do
         {
           :database_connection              => 'mysql+pymysql://heat:heat@localhost/heat',
           :database_connection_recycle_time => '3601',
-          :database_min_pool_size           => '2',
           :database_max_pool_size           => '12',
           :database_max_retries             => '11',
           :database_retry_interval          => '11',
@@ -42,7 +40,6 @@ describe 'heat::db' do
         :db_max_retries          => '-1',
         :connection              => 'mysql+pymysql://heat:heat@localhost/heat',
         :connection_recycle_time => '3601',
-        :min_pool_size           => '2',
         :max_pool_size           => '12',
         :max_retries             => '11',
         :retry_interval          => '11',