diff --git a/manifests/db.pp b/manifests/db.pp
index f104021c..b2cd0866 100644
--- a/manifests/db.pp
+++ b/manifests/db.pp
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@
 #   (optional) Interval between retries of opening a database connection.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
 #
-# [*database_min_pool_size*]
-#   (optional) Minimum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
-#   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
-#
 # [*database_max_pool_size*]
 #   (optional) Maximum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
@@ -42,25 +38,35 @@
 #   (Optional) If set, use this value for pool_timeout with SQLAlchemy.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
+# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+#
+# [*database_min_pool_size*]
+#   (optional) Minimum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
+#   Defaults to undef.
+#
 class sahara::db (
   $database_db_max_retries          = $::os_service_default,
   $database_connection              = 'mysql+pymysql://sahara:secrete@localhost:3306/sahara',
   $database_connection_recycle_time = $::os_service_default,
-  $database_min_pool_size           = $::os_service_default,
   $database_max_pool_size           = $::os_service_default,
   $database_max_retries             = $::os_service_default,
   $database_retry_interval          = $::os_service_default,
   $database_max_overflow            = $::os_service_default,
   $database_pool_timeout            = $::os_service_default,
+  # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+  $database_min_pool_size           = undef,
 ) {
 
   include sahara::deps
 
+  if $::sahara::database_min_pool_size or $database_min_pool_size {
+    warning('The database_min_pool_size parameter is deprecated, and will be removed in a future release.')
+  }
+
   # NOTE(degorenko): In order to keep backward compatibility we rely on the pick function
   # to use sahara::<myparam> if sahara::db::<myparam> isn't specified.
   $database_connection_real              = pick($::sahara::database_connection, $database_connection)
   $database_connection_recycle_time_real = pick($::sahara::database_idle_timeout, $database_connection_recycle_time)
-  $database_min_pool_size_real           = pick($::sahara::database_min_pool_size, $database_min_pool_size)
   $database_max_pool_size_real           = pick($::sahara::database_max_pool_size, $database_max_pool_size)
   $database_max_retries_real             = pick($::sahara::database_max_retries, $database_max_retries)
   $database_retry_interval_real          = pick($::sahara::database_retry_interval, $database_retry_interval)
@@ -73,7 +79,6 @@ class sahara::db (
     db_max_retries          => $database_db_max_retries,
     connection              => $database_connection_real,
     connection_recycle_time => $database_connection_recycle_time_real,
-    min_pool_size           => $database_min_pool_size_real,
     max_pool_size           => $database_max_pool_size_real,
     max_retries             => $database_max_retries_real,
     retry_interval          => $database_retry_interval_real,
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 93dace86..41f82950 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@
 #   (optional) Interval between retries of opening a database connection.
 #   Defaults to undef.
 #
-# [*database_min_pool_size*]
-#   (optional) Minimum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
-#   Defaults to undef.
-#
 # [*database_max_pool_size*]
 #   (optional) Maximum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
 #   Defaults to undef.
@@ -260,6 +256,10 @@
 #   (Optional) TTL for zeromq messages.
 #   Defaults to undef.
 #
+# [*database_min_pool_size*]
+#   (optional) Minimum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
+#   Defaults to undef.
+#
 class sahara(
   $package_ensure              = 'present',
   $host                        = $::os_service_default,
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ class sahara(
   $key_file                    = $::os_service_default,
   $database_connection         = undef,
   $database_idle_timeout       = undef,
-  $database_min_pool_size      = undef,
   $database_max_pool_size      = undef,
   $database_max_retries        = undef,
   $database_retry_interval     = undef,
@@ -320,6 +319,7 @@ class sahara(
   $zeromq_ipc_dir              = undef,
   $zeromq_host                 = undef,
   $cast_timeout                = undef,
+  $database_min_pool_size      = undef,
 ) {
 
   include sahara::deps
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_database_min_pool_size-option-bcd06862bec24736.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_database_min_pool_size-option-bcd06862bec24736.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03e58c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_database_min_pool_size-option-bcd06862bec24736.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - database_min_pool_size option is now deprecated for removal, the
+    parameter has no effect.
diff --git a/spec/classes/sahara_db_spec.rb b/spec/classes/sahara_db_spec.rb
index ef09d347..787c1b0b 100644
--- a/spec/classes/sahara_db_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/sahara_db_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ describe 'sahara::db' do
         :db_max_retries          => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :connection              => 'mysql+pymysql://sahara:secrete@localhost:3306/sahara',
         :connection_recycle_time => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-        :min_pool_size           => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :max_pool_size           => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :max_retries             => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :retry_interval          => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ describe 'sahara::db' do
           :database_db_max_retries          => '-1',
           :database_connection              => 'mysql+pymysql://sahara:sahara@localhost/sahara',
           :database_connection_recycle_time => '3601',
-          :database_min_pool_size           => '2',
           :database_max_retries             => '11',
           :database_retry_interval          => '11',
           :database_max_pool_size           => '11',
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ describe 'sahara::db' do
         :db_max_retries          => '-1',
         :connection              => 'mysql+pymysql://sahara:sahara@localhost/sahara',
         :connection_recycle_time => '3601',
-        :min_pool_size           => '2',
         :max_pool_size           => '11',
         :max_retries             => '11',
         :retry_interval          => '11',