diff --git a/ostack_validator/model.py b/ostack_validator/model.py
index 943eea0..870549a 100644
--- a/ostack_validator/model.py
+++ b/ostack_validator/model.py
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ class OpenstackComponent(Service):
 
               # if value == parameter_schema.default:
               #   report_issue(MarkedIssue(Issue.INFO, 'Explicit value equals default: section "%s" parameter "%s"' % (section_name, parameter.name.text), parameter.start_mark))
+            if parameter_schema.deprecation_message:
+              report_issue(MarkedIssue(Issue.WARNING, 'Deprecated parameter: section "%s" name "%s". %s' % (section_name, parameter.name.text, parameter_schema.deprecation_message), parameter.start_mark))
           else:
             _config.set(section_name, parameter.name.text, parameter.value.text)
 
diff --git a/ostack_validator/schema.py b/ostack_validator/schema.py
index 3fd106a..171e29c 100644
--- a/ostack_validator/schema.py
+++ b/ostack_validator/schema.py
@@ -145,13 +145,14 @@ class ConfigSchema:
     return '<ConfigSchema name=%s version=%s format=%s parameters=%s>' % (self.name, self.version, self.format, self.parameters)
     
 class ConfigParameterSchema:
-  def __init__(self, name, type, section=None, description=None, default=None, required=False):
+  def __init__(self, name, type, section=None, description=None, default=None, required=False, deprecation_message=None):
     self.section = section
     self.name = name
     self.type = type
     self.description = description
     self.default = default
     self.required = required
+    self.deprecation_message = deprecation_message
 
   def __repr__(self):
     return '<ConfigParameterSchema %s>' % ' '.join(['%s=%s' % (attr, getattr(self, attr)) for attr in ['section', 'name', 'type', 'description', 'default', 'required']])
diff --git a/ostack_validator/schemas/cinder/v2013_1_3.py b/ostack_validator/schemas/cinder/v2013_1_3.py
index 8693350..0e4ca0c 100644
--- a/ostack_validator/schemas/cinder/v2013_1_3.py
+++ b/ostack_validator/schemas/cinder/v2013_1_3.py
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ cinder.param('use_tpool', type='boolean', default='false', description="Enable t
 
 cinder.param('connection', type='string', default='sqlite:////cinder/openstack/common/db/$sqlite_db', description="The SQLAlchemy connection string used to connect to the database")
 
+cinder.param('sql_connection', type='string', default='sqlite:////nova/openstack/common/db/$sqlite_db', description="The SQLAlchemy connection string used to connect to the database", deprecation_message='Deprecated in favor of "[DEFAULT]connection" parameter')
+
 cinder.param('idle_timeout', type='integer', default='3600', description="timeout before idle sql connections are reaped")
 
 cinder.param('min_pool_size', type='integer', default='1', description="Minimum number of SQL connections to keep open in a pool")
diff --git a/ostack_validator/schemas/nova/v2013_1_3.py b/ostack_validator/schemas/nova/v2013_1_3.py
index 121cb60..8e3e07c 100644
--- a/ostack_validator/schemas/nova/v2013_1_3.py
+++ b/ostack_validator/schemas/nova/v2013_1_3.py
@@ -1038,6 +1038,8 @@ nova.param('cinder_api_insecure', type='boolean', default=False, description="Al
 
 nova.param('cinder_cross_az_attach', type='boolean', default=True, description="Allow attach between instance and volume in different availability zones.")
 
+nova.param('sql_connection', type='string', default='sqlite:////nova/openstack/common/db/$sqlite_db', description="The SQLAlchemy connection string used to connect to the database", deprecation_message='Deprecated in favor of "[database]connection" parameter')
+
 nova.section('hyperv')
 
 nova.param('instances_path_share', type='string', default='', description="The name of a Windows share name mapped to the 'instances_path' dir and used by the resize feature to copy files to the target host. If left blank, an administrative share will be used, looking for the same 'instances_path' used locally")