diff --git a/manifests/plugins/ml2/mech_driver.pp b/manifests/plugins/ml2/mech_driver.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index 1cbcc3eea..000000000
--- a/manifests/plugins/ml2/mech_driver.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2014 eNovance SAS <licensing@enovance.com>
-#
-# Author: Emilien Macchi <emilien.macchi@enovance.com>
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-# a copy of the License at
-#
-#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-# under the License.
-#
-# neutron::plugins::ml2::mech_driver used by neutron::plugins::ml2
-#
-# === Parameters:
-#
-# [*supported_pci_vendor_devs*]
-#   (required) Supported PCI vendor devices, defined by vendor_id:product_id according
-#   to the PCI ID Repository.
-#
-define neutron::plugins::ml2::mech_driver (
-  $supported_pci_vendor_devs = undef,
-){
-
-  include neutron::deps
-
-  warning('The neutron::plugins::ml2::mech_driver defined resource type has been deprecated \
-and has no effect now.')
-
-}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-mech_driver-resource-type-8037e8e1fcd6901c.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-mech_driver-resource-type-8037e8e1fcd6901c.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82fadd50c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-mech_driver-resource-type-8037e8e1fcd6901c.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The ``neutron::plugin::ml2::mech_driver`` defined resource type has been
+    removed.