diff --git a/manifests/compute/serial.pp b/manifests/compute/serial.pp
index 3f5bb4e83..e1b6a32b7 100644
--- a/manifests/compute/serial.pp
+++ b/manifests/compute/serial.pp
@@ -12,29 +12,38 @@
 #   (optional) URL that gets passed to the clients
 #   Defaults to 'ws://127.0.0.1:6083/'
 #
-# [*listen*]
-#   IP address on which instance serial console should listen
-#   Defaults to 127.0.0.1
-#
 # [*proxyclient_address*]
 #   The address to which proxy clients (like nova-serialproxy)
 #   should connect (string value)
 #   Defaults to 127.0.0.1
 #
+# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+# [*listen*]
+#  This option has no effect anymore. Please use "proxyclient_address" instead
+#  This option is deprecated and will be removed in future releases
+#  Defaults to undef
+#
 class nova::compute::serial(
   $port_range            = '10000:20000',
   $base_url              = 'ws://127.0.0.1:6083/',
-  $listen                = '127.0.0.1',
   $proxyclient_address   = '127.0.0.1',
+  # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+  $listen                = undef,
 ) {
 
   include ::nova::deps
 
+  if $listen {
+    warning('The listen parameter has no effect anymore, please use proxyclient_address instead.')
+    $proxyclient_address_real = $listen
+  } else {
+    $proxyclient_address_real = $proxyclient_address
+  }
+
   nova_config {
     'serial_console/enabled':             value => true;
     'serial_console/port_range':          value => $port_range;
     'serial_console/base_url':            value => $base_url;
-    'serial_console/listen':              value => $listen;
-    'serial_console/proxyclient_address': value => $proxyclient_address;
+    'serial_console/proxyclient_address': value => $proxyclient_address_real;
   }
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecated_parameters-1275a2c1e42ad145.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecated_parameters-1275a2c1e42ad145.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af4514e7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecated_parameters-1275a2c1e42ad145.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - listen parameter from nova::compute::serial has no effect
+    anymore and will be removed in future.
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_compute_serial_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_compute_serial_spec.rb
index c90b03aa8..64a2c06f9 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_compute_serial_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_compute_serial_spec.rb
@@ -4,18 +4,15 @@ describe 'nova::compute::serial' do
   it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('serial_console/enabled').with_value('true') }
   it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('serial_console/port_range').with_value('10000:20000')}
   it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('serial_console/base_url').with_value('ws://127.0.0.1:6083/')}
-  it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('serial_console/listen').with_value('127.0.0.1')}
   it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('serial_console/proxyclient_address').with_value('127.0.0.1')}
 
   context 'when overriding params' do
     let :params do
       {
-          :proxyclient_address => '10.10.10.10',
-          :listen              => '10.10.11.11',
+        :proxyclient_address => '10.10.10.10',
       }
     end
     it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('serial_console/proxyclient_address').with_value('10.10.10.10')}
-    it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('serial_console/listen').with_value('10.10.11.11')}
   end
 
 end