diff --git a/neutron/agent/dhcp/config.py b/neutron/agent/dhcp/config.py
index 46f8ab63ad2..48ef57ab50b 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/dhcp/config.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/dhcp/config.py
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ DNSMASQ_OPTS = [
                help=_('Override the default dnsmasq settings '
                       'with this file.')),
     cfg.ListOpt('dnsmasq_dns_servers',
+                default=[],
                 help=_('Comma-separated list of the DNS servers which will be '
-                       'used as forwarders.'),
-                deprecated_name='dnsmasq_dns_server'),
+                       'used as forwarders.')),
     cfg.StrOpt('dnsmasq_base_log_dir',
                help=_("Base log dir for dnsmasq logging. "
                       "The log contains DHCP and DNS log information and "
diff --git a/neutron/agent/linux/dhcp.py b/neutron/agent/linux/dhcp.py
index ee855dc9acc..4067933ddef 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/linux/dhcp.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/linux/dhcp.py
@@ -390,10 +390,8 @@ class Dnsmasq(DhcpLocalProcess):
                    min(possible_leases, self.conf.dnsmasq_lease_max))
 
         cmd.append('--conf-file=%s' % self.conf.dnsmasq_config_file)
-        if self.conf.dnsmasq_dns_servers:
-            cmd.extend(
-                '--server=%s' % server
-                for server in self.conf.dnsmasq_dns_servers)
+        for server in self.conf.dnsmasq_dns_servers:
+            cmd.append('--server=%s' % server)
 
         if self.conf.dhcp_domain:
             cmd.append('--domain=%s' % self.conf.dhcp_domain)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/dnsmasq_dns_servers-d729c04887ce67b4.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/dnsmasq_dns_servers-d729c04887ce67b4.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a1dd5142a17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/dnsmasq_dns_servers-d729c04887ce67b4.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - The configuration option dnsmasq_dns_server was
+    deprecated in the kilo cycle. This value is no longer
+    supported.