diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/tempest_ec2_credentials.rb b/lib/puppet/type/tempest_ec2_credentials.rb
index 5016efd0..460b41c0 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/tempest_ec2_credentials.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/tempest_ec2_credentials.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:tempest_ec2_credentials) do
   ensurable
 
   newparam(:name, :namevar => true) do
-    desc 'Name of the credentials.'
+    desc 'Name of the credentials. (DEPRECATED)'
   end
 
   newparam(:user) do
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 44cff2be..945d4e29 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@
 #   Defaults to undef
 #  [*public_router_id*]
 #   Defaults to undef
-#  [*sahara_plugins*]
-#   (optional) List of enabled Sahara plugins
-#   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
 #  [*cinder_available*]
 #   Defaults to true
 #  [*cinder_backup_available*]
@@ -157,22 +154,16 @@
 #   Defaults to false
 #  [*nova_available*]
 #   Defaults to true
-#  [*murano_available*]
-#   Defaults to false
 #  [*watcher_available*]
 #   Defaults to false
 #  [*zaqar_available*]
 #   Defaults to false
-#  [*ec2api_available*]
-#   Defaults to false
 #  [*mistral_available*]
 #   Defaults to false
 #  [*vitrage_available*]
 #   Defaults to false
 #  [*run_service_broker_tests*]
 #   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
-#  [*sahara_available*]
-#   Defaults to false
 #  [*swift_available*]
 #   Defaults to false
 #  [*trove_available*]
@@ -284,16 +275,6 @@
 #   Defaults to undef
 #  [*designate_nameservers*]
 #   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
-#  [*ec2api_tester_roles*]
-#   Defaults to ['Member']
-#  [*aws_ec2_url*]
-#   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
-#  [*aws_region*]
-#   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
-#  [*aws_image_id*]
-#   Defualts to undef
-#  [*aws_ebs_image_id*]
-#   Defaults to undef
 #  [*heat_image_ref*]
 #   Defaults to undef
 #  [*heat_image_name*]
@@ -338,6 +319,24 @@
 #   Defaults to undef 
 #  [*login_url*]
 #   Defaults to undef
+#  [*ec2api_available*]
+#   Defaults to undef
+#  [*ec2api_tester_roles*]
+#   Defaults to undef
+#  [*aws_ec2_url*]
+#   Defaults to undef
+#  [*aws_region*]
+#   Defaults to undef
+#  [*aws_image_id*]
+#   Defaults to undef
+#  [*aws_ebs_image_id*]
+#   Defaults to undef
+#  [*murano_available*]
+#   Defualts to undef
+#  [*sahara_available*]
+#   Defualts to undef
+#  [*sahara_plugins*]
+#   Defualts to undef
 #
 class tempest(
   $package_ensure                           = 'present',
@@ -434,8 +433,6 @@ class tempest(
   # neutron config
   $public_network_id                        = undef,
   $public_router_id                         = undef,
-  # Sahara config
-  $sahara_plugins                           = $facts['os_service_default'],
   # Trove config
   $db_flavor_ref                            = undef,
   Optional[String[1]] $db_flavor_name       = undef,
@@ -456,15 +453,12 @@ class tempest(
   Boolean $neutron_vpnaas_available         = false,
   Boolean $neutron_dr_available             = false,
   Boolean $nova_available                   = true,
-  Boolean $murano_available                 = false,
-  Boolean $sahara_available                 = false,
   Boolean $swift_available                  = false,
   Boolean $trove_available                  = false,
   Boolean $ironic_available                 = false,
   Boolean $ironic_inspector_available       = false,
   Boolean $watcher_available                = false,
   Boolean $zaqar_available                  = false,
-  Boolean $ec2api_available                 = false,
   Boolean $mistral_available                = false,
   Boolean $vitrage_available                = false,
   Boolean $octavia_available                = false,
@@ -507,12 +501,6 @@ class tempest(
   $img_disk_format                          = $facts['os_service_default'],
   # designate options
   $designate_nameservers                    = $facts['os_service_default'],
-  # ec2api options
-  Array[String[1]] $ec2api_tester_roles     = ['Member'],
-  $aws_ec2_url                              = $facts['os_service_default'],
-  $aws_region                               = $facts['os_service_default'],
-  $aws_image_id                             = undef,
-  $aws_ebs_image_id                         = undef,
   # heat options
   $heat_image_ref                           = undef,
   Optional[String[1]] $heat_image_name      = undef,
@@ -540,6 +528,15 @@ class tempest(
   $tempest_config_file                      = undef,
   $cli_dir                                  = undef,
   $login_url                                = undef,
+  Optional[Boolean] $ec2api_available       = undef,
+  Optional[Boolean] $murano_available       = undef,
+  Optional[Boolean] $sahara_available       = undef,
+  $ec2api_tester_roles                      = undef,
+  $aws_ec2_url                              = undef,
+  $aws_region                               = undef,
+  $aws_image_id                             = undef,
+  $aws_ebs_image_id                         = undef,
+  $sahara_plugins                           = undef,
 ) {
 
   [ 'glance_v2', 'cli_dir', 'login_url' ].each |String $deprecated_opt| {
@@ -557,6 +554,27 @@ class tempest(
     }
   }
 
+  if $ec2api_available {
+    warning('EC2API support has been deprecated and has no effect now.')
+  }
+  if $murano_available {
+    warning('Murano support has been deprecated and has no effect now.')
+  }
+  if $sahara_available {
+    warning('Sahara support has been deprecated and has no effect now.')
+  }
+
+  [
+    'ec2api_available', 'murano_available', 'sahara_available',
+    'ec2api_tester_roles', 'aws_ec2_url', 'aws_region',
+    'aws_image_id', 'aws_ebs_image_id', 'sahara_plugins'
+  ].each |String $deprecated_plugin_opt| {
+    if getvar($deprecated_plugin_opt) != undef {
+      warning("The ${deprecated_plugin_opt} parameter has been deprecated and has no effect.")
+    }
+  }
+
+
   include tempest::params
 
   include openstacklib::openstackclient
@@ -712,15 +730,12 @@ class tempest(
     'service_available/mistral':                       value => $mistral_available;
     'service_available/vitrage':                       value => $vitrage_available;
     'service_available/nova':                          value => $nova_available;
-    'service_available/murano':                        value => $murano_available;
-    'service_available/sahara':                        value => $sahara_available;
     'service_available/swift':                         value => $swift_available;
     'service_available/trove':                         value => $trove_available;
     'service_available/ironic':                        value => $ironic_available;
     'service_available/ironic_inspector':              value => $ironic_inspector_available;
     'service_available/watcher':                       value => $watcher_available;
     'service_available/zaqar':                         value => $zaqar_available;
-    'service_available/ec2api':                        value => $ec2api_available;
     'service_available/octavia':                       value => $octavia_available;
     'enforce_scope/barbican':                          value => $barbican_enforce_scope;
     'enforce_scope/cinder':                            value => $cinder_enforce_scope;
@@ -755,11 +770,6 @@ class tempest(
     'compute-feature-enabled/resize':                  value => $resize_available;
     # designate-tempest-plugin
     'dns/nameservers':                                 value => join(any2array($designate_nameservers), ',');
-    # ec2api-tempest-plugin
-    'aws/ec2_url':                                     value => $aws_ec2_url;
-    'aws/aws_region':                                  value => $aws_region;
-    'aws/image_id':                                    value => $aws_image_id;
-    'aws/ebs_image_id':                                value => $aws_ebs_image_id;
     # heat-tempest-plugin
     'heat_plugin/auth_url':                            value => $identity_uri_v3;
     # TODO(tkajinam): auth_version does not affect vN format (eg v3) and
@@ -803,6 +813,24 @@ class tempest(
     'barbican_rbac_scope_verification/enforce_scope': ensure => absent;
   }
 
+  tempest_config {
+    # ec2api-tempest-plugin
+    'service_available/ec2api':                ensure => absent;
+    'aws/ec2_url':                             ensure => absent;
+    'aws/aws_region':                          ensure => absent;
+    'aws/image_id':                            ensure => absent;
+    'aws/ebs_image_id':                        ensure => absent;
+    'aws/instance_type':                       ensure => absent;
+    'aws/instance_type_alt':                   ensure => absent;
+    'aws/aws_secret':                          ensure => absent;
+    'aws/aws_access':                          ensure => absent;
+    # murano-tempest-plugin
+    'service_available/murano':                ensure => absent;
+    # sahara-tempest-plugin
+    'service_available/sahara':                ensure => absent;
+    'data-processing-feature-enabled/plugins': ensure => absent;
+  }
+
   oslo::concurrency { 'tempest_config': lock_path => $lock_path }
 
   oslo::log { 'tempest_config':
@@ -856,13 +884,6 @@ class tempest(
         tag    => ['openstack', 'tempest-package'],
       }
     }
-    if $murano_available and $::tempest::params::python_murano_tests {
-      package { 'python-murano-tests-tempest':
-        ensure => present,
-        name   => $::tempest::params::python_murano_tests,
-        tag    => ['openstack', 'tempest-package'],
-      }
-    }
     if $neutron_available and $::tempest::params::python_neutron_tests {
       package { 'python-neutron-tests-tempest':
         ensure => present,
@@ -877,13 +898,6 @@ class tempest(
         }
       }
     }
-    if $sahara_available and $::tempest::params::python_sahara_tests {
-      package { 'python-sahara-tests-tempest':
-        ensure => present,
-        name   => $::tempest::params::python_sahara_tests,
-        tag    => ['openstack', 'tempest-package'],
-      }
-    }
     if $trove_available and $::tempest::params::python_trove_tests {
       package { 'python-trove-tests-tempest':
         ensure => present,
@@ -933,13 +947,6 @@ class tempest(
         tag    => ['openstack', 'tempest-package'],
       }
     }
-    if $ec2api_available and $::tempest::params::python_ec2api_tests {
-      package { 'python-ec2-api-tests-tempest':
-        ensure => present,
-        name   => $::tempest::params::python_ec2api_tests,
-        tag    => ['openstack', 'tempest-package'],
-      }
-    }
     if $barbican_available and $::tempest::params::python_barbican_tests {
       package { 'python-barbican-tests-tempest':
         ensure => present,
@@ -1074,34 +1081,4 @@ class tempest(
   must be provided.')
     }
   }
-
-  if $sahara_available {
-    tempest_config {
-      'data-processing-feature-enabled/plugins': value => $sahara_plugins,
-    }
-  }
-
-  if $ec2api_available {
-    tempest_config {
-      'aws/instance_type':     value => $flavor_ref;
-      'aws/instance_type_alt': value => $flavor_ref_alt;
-    }
-    keystone_user { 'ec2api-tester' :
-      ensure  => present,
-      enabled => true,
-    }
-    keystone_user_role { 'ec2api-tester@openstack' :
-      ensure => present,
-      roles  => $ec2api_tester_roles,
-    }
-    tempest_ec2_credentials { 'ec2_test_creds':
-      ensure            => present,
-      tempest_conf_path => $tempest_conf,
-      user              => 'ec2api-tester',
-      project           => 'openstack',
-    }
-    Tempest_config<||> -> Tempest_ec2_credentials['ec2_test_creds']
-    Keystone_user_role<||> -> Tempest_ec2_credentials['ec2_test_creds']
-  }
-
 }
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 0ccc0ece..3bf75ac9 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -24,15 +24,12 @@ class tempest::params {
       $python_magnum_tests     = 'python3-magnum-tests-tempest'
       $python_mistral_tests    = 'python3-mistral-tests-tempest'
       $python_vitrage_tests    = 'python3-vitrage-tests-tempest'
-      $python_murano_tests     = 'python3-murano-tests-tempest'
       $python_neutron_tests    = 'python3-neutron-tests-tempest'
       $python_l2gw_tests       = 'python3-networking-l2gw-tests-tempest'
-      $python_sahara_tests     = 'python3-sahara-tests-tempest'
       $python_trove_tests      = 'python3-trove-tests-tempest'
       $python_watcher_tests    = 'python3-watcher-tests-tempest'
       $python_zaqar_tests      = 'python3-zaqar-tests-tempest'
       $python_octavia_tests    = 'python3-octavia-tests-tempest'
-      $python_ec2api_tests     = 'python3-ec2api-tests-tempest'
       $python_barbican_tests   = 'python3-barbican-tests-tempest'
       $python_manila_tests     = 'python3-manila-tests-tempest'
       $package_name            = 'openstack-tempest'
@@ -62,15 +59,12 @@ class tempest::params {
       $python_magnum_tests     = 'magnum-tempest-plugin'
       $python_mistral_tests    = 'mistral-tempest-plugin'
       $python_vitrage_tests    = 'vitrage-tempest-plugin'
-      $python_murano_tests     = 'murano-tempest-plugin'
       $python_neutron_tests    = 'neutron-tempest-plugin'
       $python_l2gw_tests       = undef
-      $python_sahara_tests     = undef
       $python_trove_tests      = 'trove-tempest-plugin'
       $python_watcher_tests    = 'watcher-tempest-plugin'
       $python_zaqar_tests      = 'zaqar-tempest-plugin'
       $python_octavia_tests    = 'octavia-tempest-plugin'
-      $python_ec2api_tests     = undef
       $python_barbican_tests   = 'barbican-tempest-plugin'
       $python_manila_tests     = 'manila-tempest-plugin'
       $package_name            = 'tempest'
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-inactive-caracal-a875618b0e91b948.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-inactive-caracal-a875618b0e91b948.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..029e7cee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-inactive-caracal-a875618b0e91b948.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    Support for the following tempest plugins has been deprecated and has no
+    effect now.
+
+    - ec2api-tempest-plugin
+    - murano-tempest-plugin
+    - sahara-tests
diff --git a/spec/classes/tempest_init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/tempest_init_spec.rb
index da8b5282..bf334a9e 100644
--- a/spec/classes/tempest_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/tempest_init_spec.rb
@@ -125,21 +125,6 @@ describe 'tempest' do
       end
     end
 
-    context 'with sahara_plugins' do
-      let :params do
-        {
-          :configure_images   => false,
-          :configure_networks => false,
-          :sahara_available   => true,
-          :sahara_plugins     => ['vanilla'],
-        }
-      end
-
-      it 'properly configures Sahara plugins in tempest.conf' do
-        is_expected.to contain_tempest_config('data-processing-feature-enabled/plugins').with_value(['vanilla'])
-      end
-    end
-
     context 'with reseller_admin_role' do
       let :params do
         {
@@ -168,26 +153,6 @@ describe 'tempest' do
       end
     end
 
-    context 'with ec2api_available parameter' do
-      let :params do
-        {
-          :configure_images   => false,
-          :configure_networks => false,
-          :ec2api_available   => true,
-        }
-      end
-
-      it 'creates ec2 credentials' do
-        is_expected.to contain_tempest_ec2_credentials('ec2_test_creds').with(
-          :ensure            => 'present',
-          :tempest_conf_path => '/var/lib/tempest/etc/tempest.conf',
-          :user              => 'ec2api-tester',
-          :project           => 'openstack'
-        )
-      end
-
-    end
-
     context 'with parameters' do
       let :params do
         { :configure_images    => true,
@@ -308,8 +273,6 @@ describe 'tempest' do
           is_expected.to contain_tempest_config('service_available/mistral').with(:value => false)
           is_expected.to contain_tempest_config('service_available/vitrage').with(:value => false)
           is_expected.to contain_tempest_config('service_available/nova').with(:value => true)
-          is_expected.to contain_tempest_config('service_available/sahara').with(:value => false)
-          is_expected.to contain_tempest_config('service_available/murano').with(:value => false)
           is_expected.to contain_tempest_config('service_available/swift').with(:value => false)
           is_expected.to contain_tempest_config('service_available/trove').with(:value => false)
           is_expected.to contain_tempest_config('service_available/ironic').with(:value => false)
@@ -346,10 +309,6 @@ describe 'tempest' do
           is_expected.to contain_tempest_config('share/min_api_microversion').with(:value => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
           is_expected.to contain_tempest_config('share/max_api_microversion').with(:value => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
           is_expected.to contain_tempest_config('dns/nameservers').with(:value => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-          is_expected.to contain_tempest_config('aws/ec2_url').with(:value => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-          is_expected.to contain_tempest_config('aws/aws_region').with(:value => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-          is_expected.to contain_tempest_config('aws/image_id').with(:value => nil)
-          is_expected.to contain_tempest_config('aws/ebs_image_id').with(:value => nil)
           is_expected.to contain_tempest_config('heat_plugin/auth_url').with(:value => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
           is_expected.to contain_tempest_config('heat_plugin/auth_version').with(:value => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
           is_expected.to contain_tempest_config('heat_plugin/admin_password').with_secret( true )
@@ -562,10 +521,6 @@ describe 'tempest' do
         is_expected.to_not contain_package('python-heat-tests-tempest')
       end
 
-      it "should not install optional sahara tests package" do
-        is_expected.to_not contain_package('python-sahara-tests-tempest')
-      end
-
       it "should install neutron but not *aas tests packages" do
         is_expected.to contain_package('python-neutron-tests-tempest').with(
           :name => platform_params[:python_neutron_tests]
@@ -585,22 +540,6 @@ describe 'tempest' do
         )
       end
     end
-
-    context 'with when managing tests packages for sahara (optional service)' do
-      before :each do
-        params.merge!({ :sahara_available => true })
-      end
-
-      it "should install sahara tests package if available" do
-        if platform_params[:python_sahara_tests]
-          is_expected.to contain_package('python-sahara-tests-tempest').with(
-            :name => platform_params[:python_sahara_tests]
-          )
-        else
-          is_expected.to_not contain_package('python-sahara-tests-tempest')
-        end
-      end
-    end
   end
 
   on_supported_os({
@@ -627,7 +566,7 @@ describe 'tempest' do
             :python_heat_tests     => 'heat-tempest-plugin',
             :python_keystone_tests => 'keystone-tempest-plugin',
             :python_neutron_tests  => 'neutron-tempest-plugin',
-            :python_sahara_tests   => false }
+          }
         when 'RedHat'
           { :dev_packages          => ['python3-devel',
                                        'libxslt-devel',
@@ -642,7 +581,7 @@ describe 'tempest' do
             :python_heat_tests     => 'python3-heat-tests-tempest',
             :python_keystone_tests => 'python3-keystone-tests-tempest',
             :python_neutron_tests  => 'python3-neutron-tests-tempest',
-            :python_sahara_tests   => 'python3-sahara-tests-tempest' }
+          }
         end
       end