diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 08c0af534..6bc05760b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ keystoneauth1>=2.20.0 # Apache-2.0
 netifaces>=0.10.4 # MIT
 python-novaclient>=7.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-keystoneclient>=3.8.0 # Apache-2.0
-python-cinderclient>=2.0.1 # Apache-2.0
 python-ironicclient>=1.11.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-designateclient>=1.5.0 # Apache-2.0
 
diff --git a/shade/openstackcloud.py b/shade/openstackcloud.py
index d6ba69f7a..0daacf313 100644
--- a/shade/openstackcloud.py
+++ b/shade/openstackcloud.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import munch
 import requestsexceptions
 from six.moves import urllib
 
-import cinderclient.exceptions as cinder_exceptions
 import keystoneauth1.exceptions
 import novaclient.exceptions as nova_exceptions
 
@@ -652,11 +651,8 @@ class OpenStackCloud(_normalize.Normalizer):
 
     @property
     def cinder_client(self):
-
-        # Import cinderclient late because importing it at the top level
-        # breaks logging for users of shade
-        import cinderclient.client  # flake8: noqa
         if self._cinder_client is None:
+            _deprecated_import_check('cinderclient')
             self._cinder_client = self._get_client('volume')
         return self._cinder_client