diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index c6d13181c..9da78a05a 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -390,13 +390,6 @@
 #   (optional) The url to validate keystone against
 #   Defaults to undef
 #
-# [*service_provider*]
-#   (optional) Provider, that can be used for keystone service.
-#   Default value defined in keystone::params for given operation system.
-#   If you use Pacemaker or another Cluster Resource Manager, you can make
-#   custom service provider for changing start/stop/status behavior of service,
-#   and set it here.
-#
 # [*service_name*]
 #   (optional) Name of the service that will be providing the
 #   server functionality of keystone.  For example, the default
@@ -522,6 +515,11 @@
 #   (optional) Specify the keystone system group to be used with keystone-manage.
 #   Defaults to 'keystone'
 #
+# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+#
+# [*service_provider*]
+#   (optional) DEPRECATED. Provider, that can be used for keystone service.
+#
 # == Dependencies
 #  None
 #
@@ -632,7 +630,6 @@ class keystone(
   $validate_auth_url                    = false,
   $validate_cacert                      = undef,
   $paste_config                         = $::os_service_default,
-  $service_provider                     = $::keystone::params::service_provider,
   $service_name                         = $::keystone::params::service_name,
   $max_token_size                       = $::os_service_default,
   $sync_db                              = true,
@@ -654,11 +651,16 @@ class keystone(
   # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
   $admin_workers                        = max($::processorcount, 2),
   $public_workers                       = max($::processorcount, 2),
+  $service_provider                     = undef,
 ) inherits keystone::params {
 
   include ::keystone::deps
   include ::keystone::logging
 
+  if $service_provider {
+    warning('service_provider is deprecated, does nothing and will be removed in a future release, use a Puppet resource collector if you want to modify the service provider.')
+  }
+
   if ! $catalog_driver {
     validate_re($catalog_type, 'template|sql')
   }
@@ -892,7 +894,6 @@ class keystone(
         enable         => $enabled,
         hasstatus      => true,
         hasrestart     => true,
-        provider       => $service_provider,
         validate       => true,
         admin_endpoint => $v_auth_url,
         admin_token    => $admin_token,
@@ -906,7 +907,6 @@ class keystone(
         enable       => $enabled,
         hasstatus    => true,
         hasrestart   => true,
-        provider     => $service_provider,
         validate     => false,
       }
     }
@@ -917,7 +917,6 @@ class keystone(
       ensure       => 'stopped',
       service_name => $::keystone::params::service_name,
       enable       => false,
-      provider     => $service_provider,
       validate     => false,
     }
     $service_name_real = $::apache::params::service_name
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index d0c0ef41d..7738d4351 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -13,23 +13,17 @@ class keystone::params {
       $keystone_wsgi_script_source  = '/usr/share/keystone/wsgi.py'
       $python_memcache_package_name = 'python-memcache'
       $mellon_package_name          = 'libapache2-mod-auth-mellon'
-      case $::operatingsystem {
-        'Debian': {
-          $service_provider            = undef
-        }
-        default: {
-          $service_provider            = 'upstart'
-        }
-      }
     }
     'RedHat': {
       $package_name                 = 'openstack-keystone'
       $service_name                 = 'openstack-keystone'
       $keystone_wsgi_script_path    = '/var/www/cgi-bin/keystone'
       $python_memcache_package_name = 'python-memcached'
-      $service_provider             = undef
       $keystone_wsgi_script_source  = '/usr/share/keystone/keystone.wsgi'
       $mellon_package_name          = 'mod_auth_mellon'
     }
+    default: {
+      fail("Unsupported osfamily ${::osfamily}")
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/service.pp b/manifests/service.pp
index 974baeec0..412dc4b2a 100644
--- a/manifests/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/service.pp
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@
 #   (optional) Whether the keystone service has restart
 #   Defaults to true
 #
-# [*provider*]
-#   (optional) Provider for keystone service
-#   Defaults to $::keystone::params::service_provider
-#
 # [*validate*]
 #   (optional) Whether to validate the service is working after any service refreshes
 #   Defaults to false
@@ -69,7 +65,6 @@ class keystone::service(
   $enable         = true,
   $hasstatus      = true,
   $hasrestart     = true,
-  $provider       = $::keystone::params::service_provider,
   $validate       = false,
   $admin_token    = undef,
   $admin_endpoint = 'http://localhost:35357/v2.0',
@@ -88,7 +83,6 @@ class keystone::service(
     enable     => $enable,
     hasstatus  => $hasstatus,
     hasrestart => $hasrestart,
-    provider   => $provider,
     tag        => 'keystone-service',
   }
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/service_provider_deprecation-50421064c823f3ee.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/service_provider_deprecation-50421064c823f3ee.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d13e6be97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/service_provider_deprecation-50421064c823f3ee.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - service_provider parameter is deprecated, does nothing and will be removed in a future release.
+    The parameter has no effect. The Service provider will be found by Puppet itself.
+    If you really need to override this value, please use a Puppet resource collector,
+    using keystone-service resource tag.
diff --git a/spec/classes/keystone_client_spec.rb b/spec/classes/keystone_client_spec.rb
index 0b24b2c2c..5fa42a783 100644
--- a/spec/classes/keystone_client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/keystone_client_spec.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'keystone::client' do
 
+  let :facts do
+    @default_facts.merge({ :osfamily => 'Debian' })
+  end
+
   describe "with default parameters" do
     it { is_expected.to contain_package('python-keystoneclient').with(
         'ensure' => 'present',
diff --git a/spec/classes/keystone_service_spec.rb b/spec/classes/keystone_service_spec.rb
index ea69e1923..44f2ee88d 100644
--- a/spec/classes/keystone_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/keystone_service_spec.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'keystone::service' do
 
+  let :facts do
+    @default_facts.merge({ :osfamily => 'Debian' })
+  end
+
   describe "with default parameters" do
     it { is_expected.to contain_service('keystone').with(
       :ensure     => nil,
diff --git a/spec/classes/keystone_spec.rb b/spec/classes/keystone_spec.rb
index 4872edd26..2f4fd38da 100644
--- a/spec/classes/keystone_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/keystone_spec.rb
@@ -833,38 +833,6 @@ describe 'keystone' do
     it { is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('catalog/template_file').with_value('/some/template_file') }
   end
 
-  describe 'setting service_provider' do
-    let :facts do
-      @default_facts.merge(global_facts.merge({
-        :osfamily               => 'RedHat',
-        :operatingsystemrelease => '6.0'
-      }))
-    end
-
-    describe 'with default service_provider' do
-      let :params do
-        { 'admin_token'    => 'service_token' }
-      end
-
-      it { is_expected.to contain_service('keystone').with(
-        :provider => nil
-      )}
-    end
-
-    describe 'with overrided service_provider' do
-      let :params do
-        {
-          'admin_token'      => 'service_token',
-          'service_provider' => 'pacemaker'
-        }
-      end
-
-      it { is_expected.to contain_service('keystone').with(
-        :provider => 'pacemaker'
-      )}
-    end
-  end
-
   describe 'when using fernet tokens' do
     describe 'when enabling fernet_setup' do
       let :params do