diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index 1a1216a3..97decbd4 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -422,6 +422,24 @@ Juno
 
    specs/approved/*
 
+
+Retired
+=======
+
+These specifications are ideas and features which are no longer applicable.
+They were either not implemented, no longer exist, and have generally been
+superceeded either through the evolution of the project's capabilities or
+the state in the marketplace. Each document listed below has been updated
+to indicate the context as to why it was moved to this list.
+
+.. toctree::
+   :glob:
+   :maxdepth: 1
+
+   specs/retired/*
+
+
+
 ==================
 Indices and tables
 ==================
diff --git a/specs/approved/cisco-ucs-hw-inspection.rst b/specs/approved/cisco-ucs-hw-inspection.rst
index 4cdf54c9..05d80565 100644
--- a/specs/approved/cisco-ucs-hw-inspection.rst
+++ b/specs/approved/cisco-ucs-hw-inspection.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ This proposal adds the ability to inspect/update hardware properties and
 auto-create ports for Cisco UCS B/C/M-servers managed by Cisco UCS Manager.
 It uses out-of-band H/W inspection utility provided by UcsSdk.
 
+.. NOTE::
+   This specification has been retired as the vendor specific UCS driers are
+   no longer available in Ironic. This was a result of the Open Source
+   UcsSdk library no longer being maintained.
+
 Problem description
 ===================
 
diff --git a/specs/approved/cisco-ucs-oob-raid-configuration.rst b/specs/approved/cisco-ucs-oob-raid-configuration.rst
index cb1267e8..4d048a53 100644
--- a/specs/approved/cisco-ucs-oob-raid-configuration.rst
+++ b/specs/approved/cisco-ucs-oob-raid-configuration.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ This blueprint proposes to implement out-of-band RAID configuration interface
 for Cisco UCS drivers. This implementation supports configuration of Cisco
 UCS Manager (UCSM) managed B/C/M-series servers.
 
+.. NOTE::
+   This specification has been retired as the vendor specific UCS driers are
+   no longer available in Ironic. This was a result of the Open Source
+   UcsSdk library no longer being maintained. Users may wish to explore use
+   of the ``redfish`` driver, but it is unknown to the community if the UCS
+   Redfish support has been extended to RAID support.
+
 Problem description
 ===================
 
diff --git a/specs/backlog/cisco-ucs-hw-inspection.rst b/specs/retired/cisco-ucs-hw-inspection.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from specs/backlog/cisco-ucs-hw-inspection.rst
rename to specs/retired/cisco-ucs-hw-inspection.rst
diff --git a/specs/backlog/cisco-ucs-oob-raid-configuration.rst b/specs/retired/cisco-ucs-oob-raid-configuration.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from specs/backlog/cisco-ucs-oob-raid-configuration.rst
rename to specs/retired/cisco-ucs-oob-raid-configuration.rst
diff --git a/specs/backlog/openbmc-driver.rst b/specs/retired/openbmc-driver.rst
similarity index 93%
rename from specs/backlog/openbmc-driver.rst
rename to specs/retired/openbmc-driver.rst
index 34e22d40..acb96500 100644
--- a/specs/backlog/openbmc-driver.rst
+++ b/specs/retired/openbmc-driver.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/1634635
 This proposal covers the addition of power and management interfaces for
 OpenBMC and the addition of driver to the IPA and PXE driver classes.
 
+.. NOTE::
+   This specification is no longer viewed as applicable as OpenBMC has support
+   for the Redfish API interface, and as such this is considered a superior
+   standards based interface for use. When this specificaiton was proposed,
+   These the Redfish API had not yet been implemented in OpenBMC.
+
 Problem description
 ===================
 
@@ -45,7 +51,6 @@ OpenBMCPower in it's 'supported_power_interfaces' list. This hardware type
 will also have OpenBMCManagement in it's 'supported_management_interfaces'
 list.
 
-
 Alternatives
 ------------
 
diff --git a/specs/backlog/petitboot-boot-driver.rst b/specs/retired/petitboot-boot-driver.rst
similarity index 97%
rename from specs/backlog/petitboot-boot-driver.rst
rename to specs/retired/petitboot-boot-driver.rst
index 65b3fc58..7e610b04 100644
--- a/specs/backlog/petitboot-boot-driver.rst
+++ b/specs/retired/petitboot-boot-driver.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ This adds petitboot boot driver for OpenPOWER servers. The OpenPOWER
 Foundation is a collaboration around Power Architecture products initiated by
 IBM.
 
+.. NOTE::
+   This specification has been retired as the IBM firmware maintainers
+   added support for the classical PXELinux file format. As such, this
+   specification is no longer needed.
+
 Problem description
 ===================