diff --git a/manifests/messaging/zmq.pp b/manifests/messaging/zmq.pp
index 7ab1cdc..4b1164b 100644
--- a/manifests/messaging/zmq.pp
+++ b/manifests/messaging/zmq.pp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # == Define: oslo::messaging::zmq
 #
+# DEPRECATED!
+#
 # Configure ZeroMQ messaging options
 #
 # This resource configures ZeroMQ messaging resources for an OpenStack service.
@@ -93,26 +95,5 @@ define oslo::messaging::zmq(
   $zmq_target_expire         = $::os_service_default,
 ) {
 
-  if ! ( is_service_default($rpc_zmq_concurrency) or $rpc_zmq_concurrency in [ 'eventlet', 'native' ] ) {
-    fail('Unsupported type of zmq concurrency is used.')
-  }
-
-  $zmq_options = {
-    'DEFAULT/rpc_cast_timeout' => { value => $rpc_cast_timeout },
-    'DEFAULT/rpc_poll_timeout' => { value => $rpc_poll_timeout },
-    'DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_bind_address' => { value => $rpc_zmq_bind_address },
-    'DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_bind_port_retries' => { value => $rpc_zmq_bind_port_retries },
-    'DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_concurrency' => { value => $rpc_zmq_concurrency },
-    'DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_contexts' => { value => $rpc_zmq_contexts },
-    'DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_host' => { value => $rpc_zmq_host },
-    'DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_ipc_dir' => { value => $rpc_zmq_ipc_dir },
-    'DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_matchmaker' => { value => $rpc_zmq_matchmaker },
-    'DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_max_port' => { value => $rpc_zmq_max_port },
-    'DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_min_port' => { value => $rpc_zmq_min_port },
-    'DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_topic_backlog' => { value => $rpc_zmq_topic_backlog },
-    'DEFAULT/use_pub_sub' => { value => $use_pub_sub },
-    'DEFAULT/zmq_target_expire' => { value => $zmq_target_expire },
-  }
-
-  create_resources($name, $zmq_options)
+  warning('oslo::messaging::zmq is deprecated and has no effect since zeromq support in oslo.messaging is removed')
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-zeromq-0200b6efd57feb5d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-zeromq-0200b6efd57feb5d.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87b94b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-zeromq-0200b6efd57feb5d.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The oslo::messaging::zeromq class has no effect so you much use another
+    messaging provider such as rabbitmq.
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The oslo::messaging::zeromq class is deprecated and has no effect.
diff --git a/spec/defines/oslo_messaging_zmq_spec.rb b/spec/defines/oslo_messaging_zmq_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 22553b2..0000000
--- a/spec/defines/oslo_messaging_zmq_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
-describe 'oslo::messaging::zmq' do
-
-  let (:title) { 'keystone_config' }
-
-  shared_examples 'oslo-messaging-zmq' do
-
-    context 'with default parameters' do
-      it 'configure zmq default params' do
-       is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('DEFAULT/rpc_cast_timeout').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-       is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('DEFAULT/rpc_poll_timeout').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-       is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_bind_address').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-       is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_bind_port_retries').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-       is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_concurrency').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-       is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_contexts').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-       is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_host').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-       is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_ipc_dir').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-       is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_matchmaker').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-       is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_max_port').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-       is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_min_port').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-       is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_topic_backlog').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-       is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('DEFAULT/use_pub_sub').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-       is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('DEFAULT/zmq_target_expire').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-      end
-
-    end
-
-    context 'with overridden parameters' do
-      let :params do
-          { :rpc_zmq_bind_address      => '0.0.0.0',
-            :rpc_zmq_bind_port_retries => '10',
-            :rpc_zmq_concurrency       => 'native',
-            :rpc_zmq_contexts          => '2',
-          }
-      end
-
-      it 'configure zmq with overridden values' do
-       is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_bind_address').with_value('0.0.0.0')
-       is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_bind_port_retries').with_value('10')
-       is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_concurrency').with_value('native')
-       is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('DEFAULT/rpc_zmq_contexts').with_value('2')
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'with wrong zmq concurrency' do
-      let :params do
-        { :rpc_zmq_concurrency => 'some_another' }
-      end
-
-      it_raises 'a Puppet::Error', /Unsupported type of zmq concurrency is used/
-    end
-  end
-
-  on_supported_os({
-    :supported_os => OSDefaults.get_supported_os
-  }).each do |os,facts|
-    context "on #{os}" do
-      let (:facts) do
-        facts.merge!(OSDefaults.get_facts())
-      end
-
-     it_behaves_like 'oslo-messaging-zmq'
-    end
-  end
-end