diff --git a/manifests/client.pp b/manifests/client.pp
index cf668bfec..bd89cb304 100644
--- a/manifests/client.pp
+++ b/manifests/client.pp
@@ -4,16 +4,22 @@
 #
 # === Parameters
 #
+# [*client_package_name*]
+#   (optional) The name of python keystone client package
+#   Defaults to $keystone::params::client_package_name
+#
 # [*ensure*]
 #   (optional) Ensure state of the package.
 #   Defaults to 'present'.
 #
 class keystone::client (
+  $client_package_name = $keystone::params::client_package_name,
   $ensure = 'present'
-) {
+) inherits keystone::params {
 
   package { 'python-keystoneclient':
     ensure => $ensure,
+    name   => $client_package_name,
     tag    => 'openstack',
   }
 
diff --git a/manifests/python.pp b/manifests/python.pp
index 32adc63f4..a46a018e3 100644
--- a/manifests/python.pp
+++ b/manifests/python.pp
@@ -17,9 +17,5 @@ class keystone::python (
   $ensure = 'present'
 ) inherits keystone::params {
 
-  package { 'python-keystone' :
-    ensure => $ensure,
-    name   => $client_package_name,
-  }
-
+  warning('This class is deprecated, has no effect, and will be removed in Newton')
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/keystone_python_spec.rb b/spec/classes/keystone_python_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index e65a13105..000000000
--- a/spec/classes/keystone_python_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
-describe 'keystone::python' do
-
-  let :facts do
-    @default_facts.merge({ :osfamily => 'Debian' })
-  end
-
-  it { is_expected.to contain_package('python-keystone').with_ensure("present") }
-
-  describe 'override ensure' do
-    let(:params) { { :ensure => "latest" } }
-
-    it { is_expected.to contain_package('python-keystone').with_ensure("latest") }
-  end
-
-end