diff --git a/aodh/evaluator/__init__.py b/aodh/evaluator/__init__.py
index 35e47175e..a18719bec 100644
--- a/aodh/evaluator/__init__.py
+++ b/aodh/evaluator/__init__.py
@@ -215,8 +215,10 @@ class AlarmEvaluationService(cotyledon.Service):
         # allow time for coordination if necessary
         delay_start = self.partition_coordinator.is_active()
 
+        evaluation_interval = self.conf.evaluator.evaluation_interval
+
         if self.evaluators:
-            @periodics.periodic(spacing=self.conf.evaluation_interval,
+            @periodics.periodic(spacing=evaluation_interval,
                                 run_immediately=not delay_start)
             def evaluate_alarms():
                 self._evaluate_assigned_alarms()
@@ -225,7 +227,7 @@ class AlarmEvaluationService(cotyledon.Service):
 
         if self.partition_coordinator.is_active():
             heartbeat_interval = min(self.conf.coordination.heartbeat_interval,
-                                     self.conf.evaluation_interval / 4)
+                                     evaluation_interval / 4)
 
             @periodics.periodic(spacing=heartbeat_interval,
                                 run_immediately=True)
@@ -288,7 +290,7 @@ class AlarmEvaluationService(cotyledon.Service):
 
     def _assigned_alarms(self):
         before = (timeutils.utcnow() - datetime.timedelta(
-            seconds=self.conf.evaluation_interval / 2))
+            seconds=self.conf.evaluator.evaluation_interval / 2))
         selected = self.storage_conn.get_alarms(
             enabled=True,
             type={'ne': 'event'},
diff --git a/aodh/service.py b/aodh/service.py
index f785d8e5c..26b9838c9 100644
--- a/aodh/service.py
+++ b/aodh/service.py
@@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ OPTS = [
                                   'effect.'),
                help='Timeout seconds for HTTP requests. Set it to None to '
                     'disable timeout.'),
-    cfg.IntOpt('evaluation_interval',
-               default=60,
-               help='Period of evaluation cycle, should'
-               ' be >= than configured pipeline interval for'
-               ' collection of underlying meters.'),
 ]
 
 EVALUATOR_OPTS = [
@@ -53,7 +48,13 @@ EVALUATOR_OPTS = [
                default=1,
                min=1,
                help='Number of workers for evaluator service. '
-               'default value is 1.')
+               'default value is 1.'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('evaluation_interval',
+               default=60,
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
+               help='Period of evaluation cycle, should'
+               ' be >= than configured pipeline interval for'
+               ' collection of underlying meters.'),
 ]
 
 NOTIFIER_OPTS = [
diff --git a/aodh/tests/unit/test_evaluator.py b/aodh/tests/unit/test_evaluator.py
index 47eb34a97..f8deea9a3 100644
--- a/aodh/tests/unit/test_evaluator.py
+++ b/aodh/tests/unit/test_evaluator.py
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ class TestAlarmEvaluationService(tests_base.BaseTestCase):
                        coordination_active=False):
 
         self.CONF.set_override('evaluation_interval',
-                               test_interval)
+                               test_interval,
+                               group='evaluator')
         self.CONF.set_override('heartbeat_interval',
                                coordination_heartbeat_interval,
                                group='coordination')
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/migrate-evaluation_interval-c65ba5cbe5fabb35.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/migrate-evaluation_interval-c65ba5cbe5fabb35.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2006c62de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/migrate-evaluation_interval-c65ba5cbe5fabb35.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The ``[DEFAULT] evaluation_interval`` parameter has been migrated to
+    the ``[evaluator]`` section. The old parameter is still kept for backword
+    compatibility but will be removed in a future release.