diff --git a/manifests/client.pp b/manifests/client.pp
index 79b8f3eb..7014f122 100644
--- a/manifests/client.pp
+++ b/manifests/client.pp
@@ -9,20 +9,14 @@
 #   Defaults to 'present'.
 #
 class swift::client (
-  $ensure = $::swift::client_package_ensure
+  $ensure = 'present',
 ) {
 
-  if $ensure {
-    $real_ensure = $ensure
-  } else {
-    $real_ensure = 'present'
-  }
-
   include ::swift::deps
   include ::swift::params
 
   package { 'swiftclient':
-    ensure => $real_ensure,
+    ensure => $ensure,
     name   => $::swift::params::client_package,
     tag    => ['openstack','swift-support-package']
   }
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 936868e9..67367e6c 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -27,15 +27,17 @@
 #   (Optional) The ensure state for the swift package.
 #   Defaults to present.
 #
-# [*client_package_ensure*]
-#   (Optional) The ensure state for the swift client package.
-#   Defaults to present.
-#
 # [*max_header_size*]
 #   (Optional) Max HTTP header size for incoming requests for all swift
 #   services. Recommended size is 32768 for PKI keystone tokens.
 #   Defaults to 8192
 #
+## DEPRECATED
+#
+# [*client_package_ensure*]
+#   (Optional) The ensure state for the swift client package.
+#   Defaults to undef
+#
 # == Dependencies
 #
 # None
@@ -52,14 +54,19 @@ class swift(
   $swift_hash_path_suffix = undef,
   $swift_hash_path_prefix = undef,
   $package_ensure         = 'present',
-  $client_package_ensure  = 'present',
   $max_header_size        = '8192',
+  # DEPRECATED
+  $client_package_ensure  = undef,
 ) {
 
   include ::swift::deps
   include ::swift::params
   include ::swift::client
 
+  if $client_package_ensure {
+    warning('swift::client_package_ensure is deprecated and has no effect')
+  }
+
   if ($swift_hash_path_prefix == undef and $swift_hash_path_suffix == undef) {
     fail('You must specify at least swift_hash_path_prefix or swift_hash_path_suffix')
   }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/init-client-package-ensure-6daa722ad33783c4.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/init-client-package-ensure-6daa722ad33783c4.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af703b96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/init-client-package-ensure-6daa722ad33783c4.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The swift::client_ensure_package parameter is deprecated and has no effect
+    if you use the swift::client class please define the ensure parameter there.
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The swift::client_ensure_package parameter is deprecated, if you use the
+    swift::client class please define the ensure parameter there.
diff --git a/spec/classes/swift_client_spec.rb b/spec/classes/swift_client_spec.rb
index ec505f62..20d50b21 100644
--- a/spec/classes/swift_client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/swift_client_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe 'swift::client' do
   end
 
   let :default_params do
-    { :package_ensure   => 'present' }
+    { :ensure   => 'present' }
   end
 
   shared_examples 'swift::client' do
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe 'swift::client' do
     it 'installs swift client package' do
       is_expected.to contain_package('swiftclient').with(
         :name   => platform_params[:client_package_name],
-        :ensure => p[:package_ensure],
+        :ensure => p[:ensure],
         :tag    => ['openstack','swift-support-package'],
       )
     end
diff --git a/spec/classes/swift_spec.rb b/spec/classes/swift_spec.rb
index 787f2e89..eefcbfd9 100644
--- a/spec/classes/swift_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/swift_spec.rb
@@ -79,13 +79,6 @@ describe 'swift' do
           'swift-hash/swift_hash_path_prefix').with_value('myprefix')
       end
     end
-
-    describe 'when overriding client_package_ensure parameter' do
-      it 'should effect ensure state of swift package' do
-        params[:client_package_ensure] = '2.0.2-1'
-        is_expected.to contain_package('swiftclient').with_ensure(params[:client_package_ensure])
-      end
-    end
   end
 
   on_supported_os({