diff --git a/manifests/server/placement.pp b/manifests/server/placement.pp
index a85251c2a..657b09d68 100644
--- a/manifests/server/placement.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/placement.pp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #
 # [*username*]
 #   (optional) Username when talking to placement.
-#   Defaults to 'nova'
+#   Defaults to 'placement'
 #
 # [*auth_url*]
 #   (optional) Keystone auth URL.
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class neutron::server::placement (
   $project_name        = 'services',
   $system_scope        = $::os_service_default,
   $user_domain_name    = 'Default',
-  $username            = 'nova',
+  $username            = 'placement',
   $auth_url            = 'http://127.0.0.1:5000',
   $region_name         = $::os_service_default,
   $endpoint_type       = $::os_service_default,
@@ -75,11 +75,6 @@ class neutron::server::placement (
 
   include neutron::deps
 
-  # TODO(tobias-urdin): Update default value to placement in next release.
-  if $username == 'nova' {
-    warning('The default value of username will change to placement in the next release')
-  }
-
   if is_service_default($system_scope) {
     $project_name_real = $project_name
     $project_domain_name_real = $project_domain_name
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/placement-user-beabb88e260508e6.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/placement-user-beabb88e260508e6.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e916091a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/placement-user-beabb88e260508e6.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Defaut value of the ``neutron::server::placement::username`` has been
+    changed from ``nova`` to ``placement``.
diff --git a/spec/classes/neutron_server_placement_spec.rb b/spec/classes/neutron_server_placement_spec.rb
index a7a72a70b..e3f26dd20 100644
--- a/spec/classes/neutron_server_placement_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/neutron_server_placement_spec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe 'neutron::server::placement' do
       should contain_neutron_config('placement/project_name').with_value('services')
       should contain_neutron_config('placement/system_scope').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       should contain_neutron_config('placement/user_domain_name').with_value('Default')
-      should contain_neutron_config('placement/username').with_value('nova')
+      should contain_neutron_config('placement/username').with_value('placement')
       should contain_neutron_config('placement/password').with_value('secrete').with_secret( true )
       should contain_neutron_config('placement/auth_url').with_value('http://127.0.0.1:5000')
       should contain_neutron_config('placement/region_name').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')