diff --git a/examples/site.pp b/examples/site.pp
index e847214a..b3258d76 100644
--- a/examples/site.pp
+++ b/examples/site.pp
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ $swift_zone = hiera('swift_zone', 1)
 # configurations that need to be applied to all swift nodes
 
 $swift_keystone_db_password    = hiera('keystone_db_password', 'keystone_db_password')
-$keystone_admin_token          = hiera('admin_token', 'service_token')
 $swift_keystone_admin_email    = hiera('admin_email', 'keystone@localhost')
 $swift_keystone_admin_password = hiera('admin_password', 'ChangeMe')
 
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ node 'swift-keystone' {
   class { '::keystone':
     debug          => $debug,
     catalog_type   => 'sql',
-    admin_token    => $admin_token,
+    admin_password => $swift_keystone_admin_password,
     enabled        => $enabled,
     sql_connection => "mysql://keystone_admin:${swift_keystone_db_password}@127.0.0.1/keystone",
   }
diff --git a/manifests/proxy/authtoken.pp b/manifests/proxy/authtoken.pp
index 80708086..c0e82f20 100644
--- a/manifests/proxy/authtoken.pp
+++ b/manifests/proxy/authtoken.pp
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@
 #
 # == DEPRECATED
 #
-# [*admin_token*]
-#   (optional) Deprecated.
-#   Defaults to undef
-#
 # [*identity_uri*]
 #   (optional) Deprecated. Use auth_url instead.
 #   Defaults to undef
@@ -107,16 +103,11 @@ class swift::proxy::authtoken(
   $admin_tenant_name       = undef,
   $admin_password          = undef,
   $identity_uri            = undef,
-  $admin_token             = undef,
   $auth_uri                = undef,
 ) inherits swift::params {
 
   include ::swift::deps
 
-  if $admin_token {
-    warning('admin_token is deprecated, has no usage and will be removed in the O release')
-  }
-
   if $identity_uri {
     warning('identity_uri is deprecated and will be removed, please use auth_url instead')
   }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-admin_token-14b3fd9fe23c018a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-admin_token-14b3fd9fe23c018a.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0718a9d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-admin_token-14b3fd9fe23c018a.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The deprecated parameter admin_token in swift::proxy::authtoken is now removed.