diff --git a/deployment/backup-and-restore/rear-baremetal-ansible.yaml b/deployment/deprecated/backup-and-restore/rear-baremetal-ansible.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from deployment/backup-and-restore/rear-baremetal-ansible.yaml
rename to deployment/deprecated/backup-and-restore/rear-baremetal-ansible.yaml
diff --git a/environments/backup-and-restore/rear.yaml b/environments/backup-and-restore/rear.yaml
index 6aee1ffc96..102d48e927 100644
--- a/environments/backup-and-restore/rear.yaml
+++ b/environments/backup-and-restore/rear.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # A Heat environment file which can be used to deploy ReaR
 resource_registry:
-  OS::TripleO::Services::Rear: ../../deployment/backup-and-restore/rear-baremetal-ansible.yaml
+  OS::TripleO::Services::Rear: ../../deployment/deprecated/backup-and-restore/rear-baremetal-ansible.yaml
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-heat-installed-rear-234df9d1569cd6a9.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-heat-installed-rear-234df9d1569cd6a9.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2342bbc605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-heat-installed-rear-234df9d1569cd6a9.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The heat template for Backup and Restore that installs ReaR on the
+    controllers has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+    Rear can be installed using Ansible via the command
+    `openstack overcloud backup --setup-rear`.