diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index aebbbc2..87a29db 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -166,18 +166,6 @@
 #   (optional) Datasources types
 #   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
 #
-# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
-#
-# [*rabbit_heartbeat_in_pthread*]
-#   (Optional) EXPERIMENTAL: Run the health check heartbeat thread
-#   through a native python thread. By default if this
-#   option isn't provided the  health check heartbeat will
-#   inherit the execution model from the parent process. By
-#   example if the parent process have monkey patched the
-#   stdlib by using eventlet/greenlet then the heartbeat
-#   will be run through a green thread.
-#   Defaults to undef
-#
 class vitrage (
   $package_ensure                     = 'present',
   $default_transport_url              = $facts['os_service_default'],
@@ -212,8 +200,6 @@ class vitrage (
   Boolean $purge_config               = false,
   $snapshots_interval                 = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $types                              = $facts['os_service_default'],
-  # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
-  $rabbit_heartbeat_in_pthread        = undef,
 ) inherits vitrage::params {
   include vitrage::deps
 
@@ -240,7 +226,6 @@ class vitrage (
     enable_cancel_on_failover       => $rabbit_enable_cancel_on_failover,
     heartbeat_timeout_threshold     => $rabbit_heartbeat_timeout_threshold,
     heartbeat_rate                  => $rabbit_heartbeat_rate,
-    heartbeat_in_pthread            => $rabbit_heartbeat_in_pthread,
     rabbit_use_ssl                  => $rabbit_use_ssl,
     kombu_reconnect_delay           => $kombu_reconnect_delay,
     kombu_failover_strategy         => $kombu_failover_strategy,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-rabbit_heartbeat_in_pthread-a28b110aa63f2f8c.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-rabbit_heartbeat_in_pthread-a28b110aa63f2f8c.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1fafc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-rabbit_heartbeat_in_pthread-a28b110aa63f2f8c.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The ``vitrage::rabbit_heartbeat_in_pthread`` parameter has been removed.
diff --git a/spec/classes/vitrage_init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/vitrage_init_spec.rb
index cc8a49e..315b748 100644
--- a/spec/classes/vitrage_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/vitrage_init_spec.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ describe 'vitrage' do
           :rabbit_use_ssl                  => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
           :heartbeat_timeout_threshold     => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
           :heartbeat_rate                  => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-          :heartbeat_in_pthread            => nil,
           :kombu_reconnect_delay           => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
           :kombu_failover_strategy         => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
           :amqp_durable_queues             => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ describe 'vitrage' do
           :rabbit_transient_queues_ttl        => 60,
           :rabbit_heartbeat_timeout_threshold => '60',
           :rabbit_heartbeat_rate              => '10',
-          :rabbit_heartbeat_in_pthread        => true,
           :kombu_compression                  => 'gzip',
           :kombu_reconnect_delay              => '5.0',
           :kombu_failover_strategy            => 'shuffle',
@@ -110,7 +108,6 @@ describe 'vitrage' do
           :rabbit_use_ssl                  => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
           :heartbeat_timeout_threshold     => '60',
           :heartbeat_rate                  => '10',
-          :heartbeat_in_pthread            => true,
           :kombu_reconnect_delay           => '5.0',
           :kombu_failover_strategy         => 'shuffle',
           :amqp_durable_queues             => true,