diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index d59d44a26..6d4be7f9a 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -188,10 +188,6 @@
 #   (optional) Syslog facility to receive log lines.
 #   Defaults to undef
 #
-# [*install_utilities*]
-#   (optional) Install nova utilities (Extra packages used by nova tools)
-#   Defaults to true,
-#
 # [*use_ssl*]
 #   (optional) Enable SSL on the API server
 #   Defaults to false, not set
@@ -330,6 +326,10 @@
 #   (optional) Disable Nagle algorithm
 #   Defaults to undef
 #
+# [*install_utilities*]
+#   (optional) Install nova utilities (Extra packages used by nova tools)
+#   Defaults to undef
+#
 class nova(
   $ensure_package                     = 'present',
   $database_connection                = undef,
@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@ class nova(
   $use_syslog                         = undef,
   $use_stderr                         = undef,
   $log_facility                       = undef,
-  $install_utilities                  = true,
   $notification_driver                = undef,
   $notification_topics                = 'notifications',
   $notify_api_faults                  = false,
@@ -407,6 +406,7 @@ class nova(
   $qpid_heartbeat                     = undef,
   $qpid_protocol                      = undef,
   $qpid_tcp_nodelay                   = undef,
+  $install_utilities                  = undef,
 ) inherits nova::params {
 
   include ::nova::deps
diff --git a/manifests/utilities.pp b/manifests/utilities.pp
index be8c1f991..f1bd02e35 100644
--- a/manifests/utilities.pp
+++ b/manifests/utilities.pp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Extra packages used by nova tools
 # unzip swig screen parted curl euca2ools libguestfs-tools - extra packages
 class nova::utilities {
+  warning('This class is deprecated and will be removed in Mitaka. Make other plans if you need these packages installed')
   if $::osfamily == 'Debian' {
     ensure_packages(['unzip', 'screen', 'parted', 'curl', 'euca2ools'])
 
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_init_spec.rb
index dd98db699..d4d62f336 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_init_spec.rb
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ describe 'nova' do
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('cinder/catalog_info').with('value' => 'volumev2:cinderv2:publicURL')
       end
 
-      it 'installs utilities' do
-        is_expected.to contain_class('nova::utilities')
+      it 'does not install utilities' do
+        is_expected.to_not contain_class('nova::utilities')
       end
 
     end
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe 'nova' do
           :auth_strategy                      => 'foo',
           :ensure_package                     => '2012.1.1-15.el6',
           :memcached_servers                  => ['memcached01:11211', 'memcached02:11211'],
-          :install_utilities                  => false,
+          :install_utilities                  => true,
           :notification_driver                => 'ceilometer.compute.nova_notifier',
           :notification_topics                => 'openstack',
           :notify_api_faults                  => true,
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ describe 'nova' do
         ) }
       end
 
-      it 'does not install utilities' do
-        is_expected.to_not contain_class('nova::utilities')
+      it 'installs utilities' do
+        is_expected.to contain_class('nova::utilities')
       end
 
     end
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_utilities_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_utilities_spec.rb
index f91f46ecd..8da06c906 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_utilities_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_utilities_spec.rb
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe 'nova::utilities' do
 
   describe 'on debian platforms' do
+    let :pre_condition do
+      "class { '::nova': install_utilities => true }"
+    end
+
     let :facts do
       @default_facts.merge({ :osfamily => 'Debian' })
     end
 
-    it 'installes utilities' do
+    it 'installs utilities' do
       is_expected.to contain_package('unzip').with_ensure('present')
       is_expected.to contain_package('screen').with_ensure('present')
       is_expected.to contain_package('parted').with_ensure('present')