diff --git a/manifests/rootwrap.pp b/manifests/rootwrap.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index c5f513650..000000000
--- a/manifests/rootwrap.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# == Class: neutron::rootwrap
-# DEPRECATED !!
-# Manages the neutron rootwrap.conf file on systems
-#
-# === Parameters:
-#
-class neutron::rootwrap (
-) {
-
-  include neutron::deps
-
-  warning('The neutron::rootwrap class is deprecated.')
-}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-rootwrap-de6234ee5e2d3ed0.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-rootwrap-de6234ee5e2d3ed0.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ac4bcc11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-rootwrap-de6234ee5e2d3ed0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The ``neutron::rootwrap`` class has been removed.
diff --git a/spec/classes/neutron_rootwrap_spec.rb b/spec/classes/neutron_rootwrap_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index d5aaed454..000000000
--- a/spec/classes/neutron_rootwrap_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
-describe 'neutron::rootwrap' do
-  let :params do
-    {}
-  end
-
-  shared_examples 'neutron rootwrap' do
-    it 'configures rootwrap.conf' do
-      # Now this class doesn't have any effective parameters
-    end
-  end
-
-  on_supported_os({
-    :supported_os => OSDefaults.get_supported_os
-  }).each do |os,facts|
-
-    context "on #{os}" do
-      let(:facts) do
-        facts.merge!(OSDefaults.get_facts({
-        }))
-      end
-
-      it_behaves_like 'neutron rootwrap'
-    end
-  end
-end