diff --git a/manifests/db.pp b/manifests/db.pp
index 8b73986..aa33f70 100644
--- a/manifests/db.pp
+++ b/manifests/db.pp
@@ -107,12 +107,6 @@
 #   Cluster (NDB).
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
-# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
-#
-# [*use_tpool*]
-#   (Optional) Enable the experimental use of thread pooling for all DB API calls (boolean value)
-#   Defaults to undef
-#
 define oslo::db(
   $config                  = $name,
   $config_group            = 'database',
@@ -137,8 +131,6 @@ define oslo::db(
   $db_max_retry_interval   = $::os_service_default,
   $db_max_retries          = $::os_service_default,
   $mysql_enable_ndb        = $::os_service_default,
-  # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
-  $use_tpool               = undef,
 ) {
 
   include oslo::params
@@ -181,10 +173,6 @@ define oslo::db(
     }
   }
 
-  if $use_tpool != undef {
-    warning('The use_tpool parameter is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.')
-  }
-
   $database_options = {
     "${config_group}/sqlite_synchronous"      => { value => $sqlite_synchronous },
     "${config_group}/backend"                 => { value => $backend },
@@ -204,7 +192,6 @@ define oslo::db(
     "${config_group}/db_inc_retry_interval"   => { value => $db_inc_retry_interval },
     "${config_group}/db_max_retry_interval"   => { value => $db_max_retry_interval },
     "${config_group}/db_max_retries"          => { value => $db_max_retries },
-    "${config_group}/use_tpool"               => { value => pick($use_tpool, $::os_service_default) },
     "${config_group}/mysql_enable_ndb"        => { value => $mysql_enable_ndb },
   }
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-db-use_tpool-35c9d76af145c18e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-db-use_tpool-35c9d76af145c18e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be2ed64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-db-use_tpool-35c9d76af145c18e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The deprecated ``oslo::db::use_tpool`` parameter has been removed.
diff --git a/spec/defines/oslo_db_spec.rb b/spec/defines/oslo_db_spec.rb
index b79f56a..0fb2e21 100644
--- a/spec/defines/oslo_db_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/oslo_db_spec.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ describe 'oslo::db' do
         is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('database/db_inc_retry_interval').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('database/db_max_retry_interval').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('database/db_max_retries').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-        is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('database/use_tpool').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('database/mysql_enable_ndb').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       end
     end
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ describe 'oslo::db' do
           :db_inc_retry_interval   => true,
           :db_max_retry_interval   => '10',
           :db_max_retries          => '20',
-          :use_tpool               => true,
           :mysql_enable_ndb        => true,
         }
       end
@@ -73,7 +71,6 @@ describe 'oslo::db' do
         is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('custom_group/db_inc_retry_interval').with_value(true)
         is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('custom_group/db_max_retry_interval').with_value('10')
         is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('custom_group/db_max_retries').with_value('20')
-        is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('custom_group/use_tpool').with_value(true)
         is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('custom_group/mysql_enable_ndb').with_value(true)
       end
     end