diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index b5347af9..d3b97b8d 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -119,12 +119,6 @@
 #   (optional) Allow PROMETHEUS type listeners.
 #   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
 #
-# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
-#
-# [*provider_drivers*]
-#   (optional) Configure the loadbalancer provider drivers.
-#   Defaults to undef
-#
 class octavia::api (
   Boolean $enabled                = true,
   Boolean $manage_service         = true,
@@ -153,19 +147,12 @@ class octavia::api (
   $minimum_tls_version            = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $allow_ping_health_monitors     = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $allow_prometheus_listeners     = $facts['os_service_default'],
-  # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
-  $provider_drivers               = undef,
 ) inherits octavia::params {
 
   include octavia::deps
   include octavia::policy
   include octavia::db
 
-  if $provider_drivers != undef {
-    warning('The provider_drivers parameter is deprecated. \
-Use the enabled_provider_drivers parameter instead.')
-  }
-
   if $auth_strategy == 'keystone' {
     include octavia::keystone::authtoken
   }
@@ -215,11 +202,10 @@ running as a standalone service, or httpd for being run by a httpd server")
     include octavia::db::sync
   }
 
-  $enabled_provider_drivers_raw = pick($provider_drivers, $enabled_provider_drivers)
-  if $enabled_provider_drivers_raw =~ Hash {
-    $enabled_provider_drivers_real = join(join_keys_to_values($enabled_provider_drivers_raw, ':'), ',')
+  if $enabled_provider_drivers =~ Hash {
+    $enabled_provider_drivers_real = join(join_keys_to_values($enabled_provider_drivers, ':'), ',')
   } else {
-    $enabled_provider_drivers_real = join(any2array($enabled_provider_drivers_raw), ',')
+    $enabled_provider_drivers_real = join(any2array($enabled_provider_drivers), ',')
   }
 
   octavia_config {
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-api-provider_drivers-61afe0c19e9d6189.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-api-provider_drivers-61afe0c19e9d6189.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9c35b05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-api-provider_drivers-61afe0c19e9d6189.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The deprecated ``octavia::api::provider_drivers`` parameter has been
+    removed. Use the ``enabled_provider_drivers`` parameter instead.
diff --git a/spec/classes/octavia_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/octavia_api_spec.rb
index 30f4db6b..d5149e21 100644
--- a/spec/classes/octavia_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/octavia_api_spec.rb
@@ -219,18 +219,6 @@ describe 'octavia::api' do
           .with_value('amphora:Octavia Amphora driver,ovn:Octavia OVN driver')
       end
     end
-
-    context 'with deprecated provider_drivers in hash' do
-      before do
-        params.merge!({
-          :provider_drivers => 'amphora:Octavia Amphora driver,ovn:Octavia OVN driver'
-        })
-      end
-      it 'configures parameters' do
-        is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('api_settings/enabled_provider_drivers')\
-          .with_value('amphora:Octavia Amphora driver,ovn:Octavia OVN driver')
-      end
-    end
   end
 
   shared_examples 'octavia-api wsgi' do