diff --git a/manifests/logging.pp b/manifests/logging.pp
index 134f985..169baa5 100644
--- a/manifests/logging.pp
+++ b/manifests/logging.pp
@@ -99,12 +99,6 @@
 #   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
 #   Example: 'Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
 #
-# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
-#
-# [*watch_log_file*]
-#   (Optional) Uses logging handler designed to watch file system (boolean value).
-#   Defaults to undef
-#
 class vitrage::logging(
   $use_syslog                    = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $use_json                      = $facts['os_service_default'],
@@ -125,8 +119,6 @@ class vitrage::logging(
   $instance_format               = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $instance_uuid_format          = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $log_date_format               = $facts['os_service_default'],
-  # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
-  $watch_log_file                = undef,
 ) {
 
   include vitrage::deps
@@ -139,7 +131,6 @@ class vitrage::logging(
     use_stderr                    => $use_stderr,
     log_dir                       => $log_dir,
     log_file                      => $log_file,
-    watch_log_file                => $watch_log_file,
     syslog_log_facility           => $log_facility,
     logging_context_format_string => $logging_context_format_string,
     logging_default_format_string => $logging_default_format_string,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-watch_log_file-064e4611a63a4e7b.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-watch_log_file-064e4611a63a4e7b.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..025bf11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-watch_log_file-064e4611a63a4e7b.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The ``vitrage::logging::watch_log_file`` parameter has been removed.
diff --git a/spec/classes/vitrage_logging_spec.rb b/spec/classes/vitrage_logging_spec.rb
index ac6d5c7..51e0ac8 100644
--- a/spec/classes/vitrage_logging_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/vitrage_logging_spec.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ describe 'vitrage::logging' do
      :log_facility                   => 'LOG_FOO',
      :log_dir                        => '/var/log',
      :log_file                       => '/var/log/vitrage.log',
-     :watch_log_file                 => true,
      :debug                          => true,
     }
   end
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ describe 'vitrage::logging' do
         :syslog_log_facility => 'LOG_FOO',
         :log_dir             => '/var/log',
         :log_file            => '/var/log/vitrage.log',
-        :watch_log_file      => true,
         :debug               => true,
       )
     end