diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index d39c78fab..bb65c4366 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ function configure_inspector {
     mkdir_chown_stack "$IRONIC_INSPECTOR_RAMDISK_LOGDIR"
     inspector_iniset processing ramdisk_logs_dir "$IRONIC_INSPECTOR_RAMDISK_LOGDIR"
     inspector_iniset processing always_store_ramdisk_logs "$IRONIC_INSPECTOR_ALWAYS_STORE_RAMDISK_LOGS"
-    inspector_iniset processing log_bmc_address False
     if [ -n "$IRONIC_INSPECTOR_NODE_NOT_FOUND_HOOK" ]; then
         inspector_iniset processing node_not_found_hook "$IRONIC_INSPECTOR_NODE_NOT_FOUND_HOOK"
     fi
diff --git a/example.conf b/example.conf
index e32e1c5e1..2103c760b 100644
--- a/example.conf
+++ b/example.conf
@@ -848,8 +848,10 @@
 # local_gb is calculated on the ramdisk side. (boolean value)
 #disk_partitioning_spacing = true
 
-# Whether to log node BMC address with every message during
-# processing. (boolean value)
+# DEPRECATED: Whether to log node BMC address with every message
+# during processing. (boolean value)
+# This option is deprecated for removal.
+# Its value may be silently ignored in the future.
 #log_bmc_address = true
 
 # File name template for storing ramdisk logs. The following
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/conf.py b/ironic_inspector/conf.py
index 61858e730..6082a3b3f 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/conf.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/conf.py
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ PROCESSING_OPTS = [
     cfg.BoolOpt('log_bmc_address',
                 default=True,
                 help=_('Whether to log node BMC address with every message '
-                       'during processing.')),
+                       'during processing.'),
+                deprecated_for_removal=True),
     cfg.StrOpt('ramdisk_logs_filename_format',
                default='{uuid}_{dt:%Y%m%d-%H%M%S.%f}.tar.gz',
                help=_('File name template for storing ramdisk logs. The '
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bmc-logging-deprecation-4ca046a64fac6f11.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bmc-logging-deprecation-4ca046a64fac6f11.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db2967d71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bmc-logging-deprecation-4ca046a64fac6f11.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The configuration option "log_bmc_address" is deprecated.