diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/ceilometer_api_paste_ini/ini_setting.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/ceilometer_api_paste_ini/ini_setting.rb
index 2a08cb4f..af0585f7 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/ceilometer_api_paste_ini/ini_setting.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/ceilometer_api_paste_ini/ini_setting.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:ceilometer_api_paste_ini).provide(
   :parent => Puppet::Type.type(:ini_setting).provider(:ruby)
 ) do
 
+  def create
+    super
+    warning('ceilometer_api_paste_ini is deprecated, and will be removed in a future release')
+  end
+
   def section
     resource[:name].split('/', 2).first
   end
diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index f4587bee..8016893d 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #     DEFAULT/bar:
 #       value: barValue
 #
+# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+#
 # [*ceilometer_api_paste_ini*]
 #   (optional) Allow configuration of /etc/ceilometer/api_paste.ini options.
 #
@@ -27,14 +29,18 @@
 #
 class ceilometer::config (
   $ceilometer_config        = {},
-  $ceilometer_api_paste_ini = {},
+  # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+  $ceilometer_api_paste_ini = undef,
 ) {
 
   include ceilometer::deps
 
   validate_legacy(Hash, 'validate_hash', $ceilometer_config)
-  validate_legacy(Hash, 'validate_hash', $ceilometer_api_paste_ini)
 
   create_resources('ceilometer_config', $ceilometer_config)
-  create_resources('ceilometer_api_paste_ini', $ceilometer_api_paste_ini)
+
+  if $ceilometer_api_paste_ini != undef {
+    warning('ceilometer_api_paste_ini is deprecated and has no effect.')
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-api_paste_ini-c81c69d42848a263.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-api_paste_ini-c81c69d42848a263.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee185c39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-api_paste_ini-c81c69d42848a263.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The ``ceilometer::config::api_paste_ini`` parameter has been deprecated and
+    has not effect.
+
+  - |
+    The ``ceilometer_api_paste_ini`` resource has been deprecated and will be
+    removed in a future release.
diff --git a/spec/classes/ceilometer_config_spec.rb b/spec/classes/ceilometer_config_spec.rb
index de427f2f..5ef7170c 100644
--- a/spec/classes/ceilometer_config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/ceilometer_config_spec.rb
@@ -23,18 +23,6 @@ describe 'ceilometer::config' do
     end
   end
 
-  shared_examples_for 'ceilometer_api_paste_ini' do
-    let :params do
-      { :ceilometer_api_paste_ini => config_hash }
-    end
-
-    it 'configures arbitrary ceilometer-api-paste-ini configurations' do
-      is_expected.to contain_ceilometer_api_paste_ini('DEFAULT/foo').with_value('fooValue')
-      is_expected.to contain_ceilometer_api_paste_ini('DEFAULT/bar').with_value('barValue')
-      is_expected.to contain_ceilometer_api_paste_ini('DEFAULT/baz').with_ensure('absent')
-    end
-  end
-
   on_supported_os({
     :supported_os   => OSDefaults.get_supported_os
   }).each do |os,facts|
@@ -44,7 +32,6 @@ describe 'ceilometer::config' do
       end
 
       it_configures 'ceilometer_config'
-      it_configures 'ceilometer_api_paste_ini'
     end
   end
 end