diff --git a/manifests/db.pp b/manifests/db.pp
index 45f1fbc39..ae96a97c6 100644
--- a/manifests/db.pp
+++ b/manifests/db.pp
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@
 #   Interval between retries of opening a database connection.
 #   (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
@@ -42,26 +38,36 @@
 #   (Optional) If set, use this value for pool_timeout with SQLAlchemy.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
+# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+#
+# [*database_min_pool_size*]
+#   Minimum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
+#   (Optional) Defaults to undef
+#
 class keystone::db (
   $database_db_max_retries          = $::os_service_default,
   $database_connection              = 'sqlite:////var/lib/keystone/keystone.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,
   $database_max_overflow            = $::os_service_default,
   $database_pool_timeout            = $::os_service_default,
+  # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+  $database_min_pool_size           = undef,
 ) {
 
   include keystone::deps
 
+  if $::keystone::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 keystone::<myparam> if keystone::db::<myparam> isn't specified.
   $database_connection_real = pick($::keystone::database_connection, $database_connection)
   $database_connection_recycle_time_real = pick($::keystone::database_idle_timeout,
                                                 $database_connection_recycle_time)
-  $database_min_pool_size_real = pick($::keystone::database_min_pool_size, $database_min_pool_size)
   $database_max_pool_size_real = pick($::keystone::database_max_pool_size, $database_max_pool_size)
   $database_max_retries_real = pick($::keystone::database_max_retries, $database_max_retries)
   $database_retry_interval_real = pick($::keystone::database_retry_interval, $database_retry_interval)
@@ -74,7 +80,6 @@ class keystone::db (
     db_max_retries          => $database_db_max_retries,
     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 8406c1053..0a9cfafc8 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -133,10 +133,6 @@
 #   (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
@@ -564,6 +560,10 @@
 #   user by running 'keystone-manage bootstrap'.
 #   Defaults to undef
 #
+# [*database_min_pool_size*]
+#   (Optional) Minimum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
+#   Defaults to: undef
+#
 # == Authors
 #
 #   Dan Bode dan@puppetlabs.com
@@ -609,7 +609,6 @@ class keystone(
   $database_idle_timeout                = undef,
   $database_max_retries                 = undef,
   $database_retry_interval              = undef,
-  $database_min_pool_size               = undef,
   $database_max_pool_size               = undef,
   $database_max_overflow                = undef,
   $rabbit_heartbeat_timeout_threshold   = $::os_service_default,
@@ -677,6 +676,7 @@ class keystone(
   $admin_token                          = undef,
   $admin_password                       = undef,
   $enable_bootstrap                     = undef,
+  $database_min_pool_size               = undef,
 ) inherits keystone::params {
 
   include keystone::deps
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_database_min_pool_size-option-92a6142ee11ae0f9.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_database_min_pool_size-option-92a6142ee11ae0f9.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03e58c2ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_database_min_pool_size-option-92a6142ee11ae0f9.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/keystone_db_spec.rb b/spec/classes/keystone_db_spec.rb
index 2fbfc6a38..6e7634703 100644
--- a/spec/classes/keystone_db_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/keystone_db_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ describe 'keystone::db' do
         :db_max_retries          => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :connection              => 'sqlite:////var/lib/keystone/keystone.sqlite',
         :connection_recycle_time => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-        :min_pool_size           => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :max_pool_size           => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :max_retries             => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :retry_interval          => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ describe 'keystone::db' do
           :database_db_max_retries          => '-1',
           :database_connection              => 'mysql+pymysql://keystone:keystone@localhost/keystone',
           :database_connection_recycle_time => '3601',
-          :database_min_pool_size           => '2',
           :database_max_pool_size           => '21',
           :database_max_retries             => '11',
           :database_max_overflow            => '21',
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ describe 'keystone::db' do
         :db_max_retries          => '-1',
         :connection              => 'mysql+pymysql://keystone:keystone@localhost/keystone',
         :connection_recycle_time => '3601',
-        :min_pool_size           => '2',
         :max_pool_size           => '21',
         :max_retries             => '11',
         :retry_interval          => '11',