diff --git a/tripleoclient/config/standalone.py b/tripleoclient/config/standalone.py
index 6ca70d7c7..c6c07bce4 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/config/standalone.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/config/standalone.py
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ class StandaloneConfig(BaseConfig):
                         ),
             cfg.BoolOpt('enable_nova',
                         default=nova,
+                        deprecated_for_removal=True,
+                        deprecated_reason=_('Nova can no longer be enabled '
+                                            'via the config settings.'),
                         help=_('Whether to enable the nova service.')),
             cfg.BoolOpt('enable_novajoin',
                         default=novajoin,
diff --git a/tripleoclient/v1/undercloud_config.py b/tripleoclient/v1/undercloud_config.py
index b2b5d891c..419c24be2 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/v1/undercloud_config.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/v1/undercloud_config.py
@@ -607,10 +607,9 @@ def prepare_undercloud_deploy(upgrade=False, no_validations=True,
         _process_ipa_args(CONF, env_data)
 
     if CONF.get('enable_nova'):
-        deploy_args += [
-            '-e', os.path.join(
-                tht_templates, 'environments/undercloud-enable-nova.yaml')
-            ]
+        LOG.warning('Nova has been deprecated and no longer be installed '
+                    'using the enable_nova. Please remove it from '
+                    'undercloud.conf.')
 
     if CONF.get('enable_novajoin'):
         LOG.warning('Novajoin has been deprecated and no longer be installed '