diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index b7bb92e0..2fa9bed6 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -29,32 +29,6 @@
 #   (optional) Whether the trove api package will be installed
 #   Defaults to 'present'
 #
-# [*debug*]
-#   (optional) Rather to log the trove api service at debug level.
-#   Defaults to undef
-#
-# [*log_file*]
-#   (optional) The path of file used for logging
-#   If set to $::os_service_default, it will not log to any file.
-#   Defaults to undef
-#
-# [*log_dir*]
-#   (optional) directory to which trove logs are sent.
-#   If set to $::os_service_default, it will not log to any directory.
-#   Defaults to undef
-#
-# [*use_syslog*]
-#   (optional) Use syslog for logging.
-#   Defaults to undef
-#
-# [*use_stderr*]
-#   (optional) Use stderr for logging
-#   Defaults to undef
-#
-# [*log_facility*]
-#   (optional) Syslog facility to receive log lines.
-#   Defaults to undef.
-#
 # [*bind_host*]
 #   (optional) The address of the host to bind to.
 #   Default: 0.0.0.0
@@ -121,12 +95,6 @@
 #   Defaults to 'taskmanager'.
 #
 class trove::api(
-  $debug               = undef,
-  $log_file            = undef,
-  $log_dir             = undef,
-  $use_syslog          = undef,
-  $use_stderr          = undef,
-  $log_facility        = undef,
   $bind_host           = '0.0.0.0',
   $bind_port           = '8779',
   $backlog             = '4096',
@@ -150,7 +118,6 @@ class trove::api(
   include ::trove::deps
   include ::trove::db
   include ::trove::db::sync
-  include ::trove::logging
   include ::trove::params
 
   # basic service config
diff --git a/manifests/logging.pp b/manifests/logging.pp
index c407b34e..48c2c2f1 100644
--- a/manifests/logging.pp
+++ b/manifests/logging.pp
@@ -122,32 +122,15 @@ class trove::logging(
 
   include ::trove::deps
 
-  # NOTE(spredzy): In order to keep backward compatibility we rely on the pick function
-  # to use trove::<myparam> first then trove::logging::<myparam>.
-  $use_syslog_real   = pick($::trove::api::use_syslog, $use_syslog)
-  $use_stderr_real   = pick($::trove::api::use_stderr, $use_stderr)
-  $log_facility_real = pick($::trove::api::log_facility, $log_facility)
-  if $log_dir != '' {
-    $log_dir_real = pick($::trove::api::log_dir,$log_dir)
-  } else {
-    $log_dir_real = $log_dir
-  }
-  if $log_file != '' {
-    $log_file_real = pick($::trove::api::log_file,$log_file)
-  } else {
-    $log_file_real = $log_file
-  }
-  $debug_real        = pick($::trove::api::debug, $debug)
-
   oslo::log { 'trove_config':
-    debug                         => $debug_real,
-    use_stderr                    => $use_stderr_real,
-    use_syslog                    => $use_syslog_real,
+    debug                         => $debug,
+    use_stderr                    => $use_stderr,
+    use_syslog                    => $use_syslog,
     use_json                      => $use_json,
     use_journal                   => $use_journal,
-    log_dir                       => $log_dir_real,
-    log_file                      => $log_file_real,
-    syslog_log_facility           => $log_facility_real,
+    log_dir                       => $log_dir,
+    log_file                      => $log_file,
+    syslog_log_facility           => $log_facility,
     logging_context_format_string => $logging_context_format_string,
     logging_default_format_string => $logging_default_format_string,
     logging_debug_format_suffix   => $logging_debug_format_suffix,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-deprecated-logging-89cb2fcbedb06176.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-deprecated-logging-89cb2fcbedb06176.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fadc8152
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-deprecated-logging-89cb2fcbedb06176.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The deprecated parameters use_syslog, use_stderr, log_facility, log_dir, log_file
+    and debug in the api class is now removed. Please set them in the logging class.