diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/deprecation/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/deprecation/DeprecationChecks.java b/x-pack/plugin/deprecation/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/deprecation/DeprecationChecks.java
index 554cda77fa639..a537141ca5c46 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/deprecation/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/deprecation/DeprecationChecks.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/deprecation/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/deprecation/DeprecationChecks.java
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ private DeprecationChecks() {
                     NodeDeprecationChecks::checkAcceptDefaultPasswordSetting,
                     NodeDeprecationChecks::checkAcceptRolesCacheMaxSizeSetting,
                     NodeDeprecationChecks::checkRolesCacheTTLSizeSetting,
+                    NodeDeprecationChecks::checkMaxLocalStorageNodesSetting,
                     NodeDeprecationChecks::checkClusterRoutingAllocationIncludeRelocationsSetting
                 )
             ).collect(Collectors.toList());
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/deprecation/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/deprecation/NodeDeprecationChecks.java b/x-pack/plugin/deprecation/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/deprecation/NodeDeprecationChecks.java
index ff75f40e35d48..5cfe6cb75e175 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/deprecation/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/deprecation/NodeDeprecationChecks.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/deprecation/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/deprecation/NodeDeprecationChecks.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.common.util.set.Sets;
 import org.elasticsearch.core.TimeValue;
 import org.elasticsearch.env.Environment;
+import org.elasticsearch.env.NodeEnvironment;
 import org.elasticsearch.jdk.JavaVersion;
 import org.elasticsearch.license.License;
 import org.elasticsearch.license.XPackLicenseState;
@@ -637,4 +638,15 @@ static DeprecationIssue checkRolesCacheTTLSizeSetting(final Settings settings,
             DeprecationIssue.Level.CRITICAL
         );
     }
+
+    static DeprecationIssue checkMaxLocalStorageNodesSetting(final Settings settings,
+                                                          final PluginsAndModules pluginsAndModules,
+                                                          final ClusterState clusterState,
+                                                          final XPackLicenseState licenseState) {
+        return checkRemovedSetting(settings,
+            NodeEnvironment.MAX_LOCAL_STORAGE_NODES_SETTING,
+            "https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/migrating-8.0.html#breaking_80_node_changes",
+            DeprecationIssue.Level.CRITICAL
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/deprecation/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/deprecation/NodeDeprecationChecksTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/deprecation/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/deprecation/NodeDeprecationChecksTests.java
index 20bbf506f8198..30507dfec264b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/deprecation/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/deprecation/NodeDeprecationChecksTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/deprecation/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/deprecation/NodeDeprecationChecksTests.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.EsExecutors;
 import org.elasticsearch.core.Set;
 import org.elasticsearch.env.Environment;
+import org.elasticsearch.env.NodeEnvironment;
 import org.elasticsearch.jdk.JavaVersion;
 import org.elasticsearch.license.License;
 import org.elasticsearch.license.XPackLicenseState;
@@ -915,4 +916,12 @@ public void testCheckRolesCacheTTLSizeSetting() {
         String url = "https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/migrating-8.0.html#breaking_80_security_changes";
         checkSimpleSetting(settingKey, settingValue, url, NodeDeprecationChecks::checkRolesCacheTTLSizeSetting);
     }
+
+    public void testCheckMaxLocalStorageNodesSetting() {
+        String settingKey = NodeEnvironment.MAX_LOCAL_STORAGE_NODES_SETTING.getKey();
+        String settingValue = Integer.toString(randomIntBetween(1, 100));
+        String url = "https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/migrating-8.0.html#breaking_80_node_changes";
+        checkSimpleSetting(settingKey, settingValue, url, NodeDeprecationChecks::checkMaxLocalStorageNodesSetting);
+    }
+
 }