diff --git a/rally/api.py b/rally/api.py
index c1d928dce5..66fc5474d6 100644
--- a/rally/api.py
+++ b/rally/api.py
@@ -1007,8 +1007,8 @@ class _DeprecatedAPIClass(object):
         self._cls = cls
 
     def __getattr__(self, attr, default=None):
-        LOG.warn(_LW("'%s' is deprecated since Rally 0.8.0 in favor of "
-                     "'rally.api.API' class.") % self._cls.__name__[1:])
+        LOG.warning(_LW("'%s' is deprecated since Rally 0.8.0 in favor of "
+                        "'rally.api.API' class.") % self._cls.__name__[1:])
         return getattr(self._cls, attr, default)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/hacking/README.rst b/tests/hacking/README.rst
index c3bc311d74..a5cf1ecc67 100644
--- a/tests/hacking/README.rst
+++ b/tests/hacking/README.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Rally Specific Commandments
  * [N310] - Ensure that ``rally.common.log`` is used as logging module
  * [N311] - Validate that debug level logs are not translated
  * [N312] - Validate correctness of debug on check.
+ * [N313] - Validate that LOG.warning is used instead of deprecated LOG.warn.
 * [N32x] - Reserved for rules related to assert* methods
  * [N320] - Ensure that ``assertTrue(isinstance(A, B))``  is not used
  * [N321] - Ensure that ``assertEqual(type(A), B)`` is not used
diff --git a/tests/hacking/checks.py b/tests/hacking/checks.py
index 7e20e3e2cc..e454768d67 100644
--- a/tests/hacking/checks.py
+++ b/tests/hacking/checks.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ re_db_import = re.compile(r"^from rally.common import db")
 re_objects_import = re.compile(r"^from rally.common import objects")
 re_old_type_class = re.compile(r"^\s*class \w+(\(\))?:")
 re_datetime_alias = re.compile(r"^(from|import) datetime(?!\s+as\s+dt$)")
+re_log_warn = re.compile(r"(.)*LOG\.(warn)\(\s*('|\"|_)")
 
 
 def skip_ignored_lines(func):
@@ -555,6 +556,12 @@ def check_objects_imports_in_cli(logical_line, physical_line, filename):
                   "`rally.common.objects``.")
 
 
+@skip_ignored_lines
+def check_log_warn(logical_line, physical_line, filename):
+    if re_log_warn.search(logical_line):
+        yield(0, "N313 LOG.warn is deprecated, please use LOG.warning")
+
+
 def factory(register):
     register(check_assert_methods_from_mock)
     register(check_import_of_logging)
@@ -577,3 +584,4 @@ def factory(register):
     register(check_objects_imports_in_cli)
     register(check_old_type_class)
     register(check_no_six_iteritems)
+    register(check_log_warn)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_hacking.py b/tests/unit/test_hacking.py
index a22fbd4929..42e0fb0c8c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_hacking.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_hacking.py
@@ -401,3 +401,9 @@ class HackingTestCase(test.TestCase):
 
         line = "import datetime as dt"
         checkres = checks.check_datetime_alias(line, line, "fakefile")
+
+    def test_check_log_warn(self):
+        bad_samples = ["LOG.warn('foo')", "LOG.warn(_('bar'))"]
+        self._assert_bad_samples(checks.check_log_warn, bad_samples)
+        good_samples = ["LOG.warning('foo')", "LOG.warning(_('bar'))"]
+        self._assert_good_samples(checks.check_log_warn, good_samples)