diff --git a/glance_store/backend.py b/glance_store/backend.py
index 8aa965b7..d283bd2a 100644
--- a/glance_store/backend.py
+++ b/glance_store/backend.py
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 _STORE_OPTS = [
     cfg.ListOpt('stores',
                 default=['file', 'http'],
+                deprecated_for_removal=True,
+                deprecated_since='Rocky',
+                deprecated_reason=_("""
+This option is deprecated against new config option
+``enabled_backends`` which helps to configure multiple backend stores
+of different schemes.
+
+This option is scheduled for removal in the Stein development
+cycle.
+"""),
                 help=_("""
 List of enabled Glance stores.
 
@@ -59,6 +69,17 @@ Related Options:
                choices=('file', 'filesystem', 'http', 'https', 'swift',
                         'swift+http', 'swift+https', 'swift+config', 'rbd',
                         'sheepdog', 'cinder', 'vsphere'),
+
+               deprecated_for_removal=True,
+               deprecated_since='Rocky',
+               deprecated_reason=_("""
+This option is deprecated against new config option
+``default_backend`` which acts similar to ``default_store`` config
+option.
+
+This option is scheduled for removal in the Stein development
+cycle.
+"""),
                help=_("""
 The default scheme to use for storing images.