diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index af12227e3..1e14201ff 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -79,26 +79,6 @@
 #   (Optional) Set max request body size
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
 #
-# [*validate*]
-#   (optional) Whether to validate the service is working after any service refreshes
-#   Defaults to false
-#
-# [*validation_options*]
-#   (optional) Service validation options
-#   Should be a hash of options defined in openstacklib::service_validation
-#   If empty, defaults values are taken from openstacklib function.
-#   Default command list nova flavors.
-#   Require validate set at True.
-#   Example:
-#   nova::api::validation_options:
-#     nova-api:
-#       command: check_nova.py
-#       path: /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
-#       provider: shell
-#       tries: 5
-#       try_sleep: 10
-#   Defaults to {}
-#
 # [*service_name*]
 #   (optional) Name of the service that will be providing the
 #   server functionality of nova-api.
@@ -198,6 +178,18 @@
 #   (optional) The rate limiting factory to use
 #   Defaults to undef
 #
+# [*validate*]
+#   (optional) Whether to validate the service is working after any service refreshes
+#   Defaults to undef
+#
+# [*validation_options*]
+#   (optional) Service validation options
+#   Should be a hash of options defined in openstacklib::service_validation
+#   If empty, defaults values are taken from openstacklib function.
+#   Default command list nova flavors.
+#   Require validate set at True.
+#   Defaults to undef
+#
 class nova::api(
   $enabled                                     = true,
   $manage_service                              = true,
@@ -214,8 +206,6 @@ class nova::api(
   $sync_db                                     = true,
   $sync_db_api                                 = true,
   $db_online_data_migrations                   = false,
-  $validate                                    = false,
-  $validation_options                          = {},
   $instance_name_template                      = $::os_service_default,
   $service_name                                = $::nova::params::api_service_name,
   $metadata_service_name                       = $::nova::params::api_metadata_service_name,
@@ -239,6 +229,8 @@ class nova::api(
   $install_cinder_client                       = undef,
   $ratelimits                                  = undef,
   $ratelimits_factory                          = undef,
+  $validate                                    = undef,
+  $validation_options                          = undef,
 ) inherits nova::params {
 
   include nova::deps
@@ -260,6 +252,13 @@ class nova::api(
     warning('The nova::api::ratelimits parameter has been deprecated and has no effect')
   }
 
+  if $validate != undef {
+    warning('The nova::api::validate parameter has been deprecated and has no effect')
+  }
+  if $validation_options != undef {
+    warning('The nova::api::validation_options parameter has been deprecated and has no effect')
+  }
+
   if $instance_name_template {
     $instance_name_template_real = $instance_name_template
   } else {
@@ -373,27 +372,4 @@ as a standalone service, or httpd for being run by a httpd server")
   if $db_online_data_migrations {
     include nova::db::online_data_migrations
   }
-
-  if $validate {
-    $authtoken_values = {
-      'username' => $::nova::keystone::authtoken::username,
-      'password' => $::nova::keystone::authtoken::password,
-      'project_name' => $::nova::keystone::authtoken::project_name,
-      'www_authenticate_uri' => $::nova::keystone::authtoken::www_authenticate_uri,
-    }
-    $authtoken = merge($authtoken_values, $::nova::keystone::authtoken::params)
-    $defaults = {
-      'nova-api' => {
-        'command'  => @("CMD"/L)
-          nova --os-auth-url ${authtoken['www_authenticate_uri']} \
-          --os-project-name ${authtoken['project_name']} \
-          --os-username ${authtoken['username']} \
-          --os-password ${authtoken['password']} \
-          flavor-list
-          |- CMD
-      }
-    }
-    $validation_options_hash = merge ($defaults, $validation_options)
-    create_resources('openstacklib::service_validation', $validation_options_hash, {'subscribe' => 'Anchor[nova::service::end]'})
-  }
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-service-validation-30764e37f030aa9a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-service-validation-30764e37f030aa9a.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe6773dba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-service-validation-30764e37f030aa9a.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The service validation feature of the ``nova::api`` class is deprecated,
+    and the ``nova::api::validate`` parameter and
+    the ``nova::api::validate_options`` parameter have no effect now.
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_api_spec.rb
index 73be06248..8a49bdb64 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_api_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ describe 'nova::api' do
         )
         is_expected.to contain_package('nova-api').that_requires('Anchor[nova::install::begin]')
         is_expected.to contain_package('nova-api').that_notifies('Anchor[nova::install::end]')
-        is_expected.to_not contain_exec('validate_nova_api')
       end
 
       it 'enable metadata in evenlet configuration' do
@@ -147,32 +146,6 @@ describe 'nova::api' do
       end
     end
 
-    context 'while validating the service with default command' do
-      before do
-        params.merge!({
-          :validate => true,
-        })
-      end
-      it { is_expected.to contain_openstacklib__service_validation('nova-api').with(
-        :command   => 'nova --os-auth-url http://127.0.0.1:5000/ --os-project-name services --os-username novae --os-password passw0rd flavor-list',
-        :subscribe => 'Anchor[nova::service::end]',
-      )}
-
-    end
-
-    context 'while validating the service with custom command' do
-      before do
-        params.merge!({
-          :validate            => true,
-          :validation_options  => { 'nova-api' => { 'command' => 'my-script' } }
-        })
-      end
-      it { is_expected.to contain_openstacklib__service_validation('nova-api').with(
-        :command   => 'my-script',
-        :subscribe => 'Anchor[nova::service::end]',
-      )}
-    end
-
     context 'while not managing service state' do
       before do
         params.merge!({