diff --git a/nova/conf/quota.py b/nova/conf/quota.py
index 717e01ae6427..904c17aba7e9 100644
--- a/nova/conf/quota.py
+++ b/nova/conf/quota.py
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ quota_opts = [
                     'passed since the last reservation'),
     cfg.StrOpt('quota_driver',
                default='nova.quota.DbQuotaDriver',
-               help='Default driver to use for quota checks'),
+               deprecated_for_removal=True,
+               help='DEPRECATED: Default driver to use for quota checks'),
     ]
 
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/quota-driver-is-deprecated-a915edf8777f3ddb.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/quota-driver-is-deprecated-a915edf8777f3ddb.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d5c19c822716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/quota-driver-is-deprecated-a915edf8777f3ddb.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - The quota_driver configuration option is now deprecated and will be removed
+    in a subsequent release.