diff --git a/manifests/db.pp b/manifests/db.pp
index 122d5d02..a5541c39 100644
--- a/manifests/db.pp
+++ b/manifests/db.pp
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
 #   Interval between retries of opening a database connection.
 #   (Optional) Defaults to 10.
 #
-# [*database_min_pool_size*]
-#   Minimum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
-#   (Optional) Defaults to 1.
-#
 # [*database_max_pool_size*]
 #   Maximum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
 #   (Optional) Defaults to 10.
@@ -37,24 +33,34 @@
 #   (Optional) If set, use this value for pool_timeout with SQLAlchemy.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
+# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+#
+# [*database_min_pool_size*]
+#   Minimum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
+#   (Optional) Defaults to undef.
+#
 class trove::db (
   $database_connection              = 'sqlite:////var/lib/trove/trove.sqlite',
   $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 trove::deps
 
+  if $::trove::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(spredzy): In order to keep backward compatibility we rely on the pick function
   # to use trove::<myparam> if trove::db::<myparam> isn't specified.
   $database_connection_real              = pick($::trove::database_connection, $database_connection)
   $database_connection_recycle_time_real = pick($::trove::database_idle_timeout, $database_connection_recycle_time)
-  $database_min_pool_size_real           = pick($::trove::database_min_pool_size, $database_min_pool_size)
   $database_max_pool_size_real           = pick($::trove::database_max_pool_size, $database_max_pool_size)
   $database_max_retries_real             = pick($::trove::database_max_retries, $database_max_retries)
   $database_retry_interval_real          = pick($::trove::database_retry_interval, $database_retry_interval)
@@ -66,7 +72,6 @@ class trove::db (
   oslo::db { 'trove_config':
     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 af10bd73..97ae457f 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -179,10 +179,6 @@
 #   (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.
@@ -294,6 +290,12 @@
 #   (optional) The state of the package.
 #   Defaults to 'present'
 #
+# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+#
+# [*database_min_pool_size*]
+#   (optional) Minimum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool.
+#   Defaults to: undef.
+#
 class trove(
   $nova_proxy_admin_pass,
   $default_transport_url        = $::os_service_default,
@@ -331,7 +333,6 @@ class trove(
   $database_idle_timeout        = undef,
   $database_max_retries         = undef,
   $database_retry_interval      = undef,
-  $database_min_pool_size       = undef,
   $database_max_pool_size       = undef,
   $database_max_overflow        = undef,
   $single_tenant_mode           = false,
@@ -358,6 +359,8 @@ class trove(
   $use_neutron                  = true,
   $default_neutron_networks     = $::os_service_default,
   $package_ensure               = 'present',
+  # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+  $database_min_pool_size       = undef,
 ) {
 
   include trove::deps
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_database_min_pool_size-option-86a395d45d177298.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_database_min_pool_size-option-86a395d45d177298.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03e58c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_database_min_pool_size-option-86a395d45d177298.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/trove_db_spec.rb b/spec/classes/trove_db_spec.rb
index 4d266dd1..d675679a 100644
--- a/spec/classes/trove_db_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/trove_db_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ describe 'trove::db' do
       it { should contain_oslo__db('trove_config').with(
         :connection              => 'sqlite:////var/lib/trove/trove.sqlite',
         :connection_recycle_time => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-        :min_pool_size           => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :max_pool_size           => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :max_retries             => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :retry_interval          => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ describe 'trove::db' do
         {
           :database_connection              => 'mysql+pymysql://trove:trove@localhost/trove',
           :database_connection_recycle_time => '3601',
-          :database_min_pool_size           => '2',
           :database_max_pool_size           => '21',
           :database_max_retries             => '11',
           :database_max_overflow            => '21',
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@ describe 'trove::db' do
       it { should contain_oslo__db('trove_config').with(
         :connection              => 'mysql+pymysql://trove:trove@localhost/trove',
         :connection_recycle_time => '3601',
-        :min_pool_size           => '2',
         :max_pool_size           => '21',
         :max_retries             => '11',
         :retry_interval          => '11',