diff --git a/manifests/server.pp b/manifests/server.pp
index 028fe692e..94084e09d 100644
--- a/manifests/server.pp
+++ b/manifests/server.pp
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@
 #   be set with a value, so that an RPC server will run.
 #   Defaults to $::neutron::params::rpc_service_name
 #
-# [*validate*]
-#   (Optional) Whether to validate the service is working after any service refreshes
-#   Defaults to false
-#
 # [*sync_db*]
 #   (Optional) Run neutron-db-manage on api nodes after installing the package.
 #   Defaults to false
@@ -229,6 +225,12 @@
 #   mechanism driver for Neutron.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
+# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+#
+# [*validate*]
+#   (Optional) Whether to validate the service is working after any service refreshes
+#   Defaults to undef
+#
 class neutron::server (
   $package_ensure                   = 'present',
   $enabled                          = true,
@@ -239,7 +241,6 @@ class neutron::server (
   $api_service_name                 = $::neutron::params::api_service_name,
   $rpc_package_name                 = $::neutron::params::rpc_package_name,
   $rpc_service_name                 = $::neutron::params::rpc_service_name,
-  $validate                         = false,
   $sync_db                          = false,
   $api_workers                      = $::os_workers,
   $rpc_workers                      = $::os_workers,
@@ -268,12 +269,18 @@ class neutron::server (
   $max_request_body_size            = $::os_service_default,
   $ovs_integration_bridge           = $::os_service_default,
   $igmp_snooping_enable             = $::os_service_default,
+  # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+  $validate                         = undef,
 ) inherits neutron::params {
 
   include neutron::deps
   include neutron::db
   include neutron::policy
 
+  if $validate != undef {
+    warning('The neutron::server::validate parameter has been deprecated and has no effect')
+  }
+
   if !is_service_default($default_availability_zones) {
     validate_legacy(Array, 'validate_array', $default_availability_zones)
   }
@@ -482,27 +489,4 @@ class neutron::server (
       }
     }
   }
-
-  # The service validation is required by Debian and Ubuntu, because the
-  # server takes too much time to be fully up after the service starts.
-  if $validate {
-    $keystone_project_name = $::neutron::keystone::authtoken::project_name
-    $keystone_username = $::neutron::keystone::authtoken::username
-    $keystone_password = $::neutron::keystone::authtoken::password
-    $keystone_www_uri = $::neutron::keystone::authtoken::www_authenticate_uri
-
-    $validation_cmd = {
-      'neutron-server' => {
-        'environment' => ["OS_PASSWORD=${keystone_password}"],
-        # lint:ignore:140chars
-        'unless'      => "openstack --os-auth-url ${keystone_www_uri} --os-project-name ${keystone_project_name} --os-username ${keystone_username} --os-identity-api-version 3 network list",
-        'command'     => "openstack --os-auth-url ${keystone_www_uri} --os-project-name ${keystone_project_name} --os-username ${keystone_username} --os-identity-api-version 3 network list",
-        # lint:endignore
-        'timeout'     => '60',
-        'tries'       => '30',
-        'try_sleep'   => '2',
-      }
-    }
-    create_resources('openstacklib::service_validation', $validation_cmd, {'subscribe' => 'Anchor[neutron::service::end]'})
-  }
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-service-validation-e972b361eb17e21e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-service-validation-e972b361eb17e21e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c98f6d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-service-validation-e972b361eb17e21e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The service validation feature of the ``neutron::server`` class is
+    deprecated, and the ``neutron::server::validate`` parameter has no effect
+    now.