diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack-infra/release-tools.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack-infra/release-tools.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 1da7e0b531..0000000000
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack-infra/release-tools.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-[access "refs/heads/*"]
-abandon = group release-tools-core
-label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group release-tools-core
-label-Workflow = -1..+1 group release-tools-core
-
-[receive]
-requireChangeId = true
-requireContributorAgreement = true
-
-[submit]
-mergeContent = true
diff --git a/gerrit/projects.yaml b/gerrit/projects.yaml
index 4a043831fe..71c4a00f4a 100755
--- a/gerrit/projects.yaml
+++ b/gerrit/projects.yaml
@@ -772,10 +772,8 @@
   groups:
     - storyboard
 - project: openstack-infra/release-tools
-  description: OpenStack Release Tools
-  use-storyboard: true
-  groups:
-    - release
+  description: RETIRED, OpenStack Release Tools
+  acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/openstack/retired.config
 - project: openstack-infra/releasestatus
   use-storyboard: true
   description: OpenStack Release Status page generator
@@ -6368,7 +6366,7 @@
     - release
 - project: openstack/release-test
   description: Package for testing OpenStack release tools.
-  acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/openstack-infra/release-tools.config
+  acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/openstack/releases.config
   use-storyboard: true
   groups:
     - release
diff --git a/gerritbot/channels.yaml b/gerritbot/channels.yaml
index c772ea098b..126a299395 100755
--- a/gerritbot/channels.yaml
+++ b/gerritbot/channels.yaml
@@ -877,7 +877,6 @@ openstack-infra:
     - openstack-infra/puppet-zuul
     - openstack-infra/pypi-mirror
     - openstack-infra/python-storyboardclient
-    - openstack-infra/release-tools
     - openstack-infra/releasestatus
     - openstack-infra/reviewday
     - openstack-infra/reviewstats
@@ -1273,7 +1272,6 @@ openstack-merges:
     - openstack-infra/puppet-zuul
     - openstack-infra/pypi-mirror
     - openstack-infra/python-storyboardclient
-    - openstack-infra/release-tools
     - openstack-infra/releasestatus
     - openstack-infra/reviewday
     - openstack-infra/reviewstats
@@ -1734,7 +1732,6 @@ openstack-release:
     - change-merged
     - x-vrif-minus-2
   projects:
-    - openstack-infra/release-tools
     - openstack-infra/releasestatus
     - openstack/release-test
     - openstack/releases
diff --git a/zuul.d/projects.yaml b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
index 1ee7525bf4..5e6fc8b903 100644
--- a/zuul.d/projects.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
@@ -1728,11 +1728,6 @@
         - publish-openstack-sphinx-docs-infra:
             branches: ^(?!bug/).*$
 
-- project:
-    name: openstack-infra/release-tools
-    templates:
-      - noop-jobs
-
 - project:
     name: openstack-infra/releasestatus
     templates:
diff --git a/zuul/main.yaml b/zuul/main.yaml
index 5f897c44ef..27d03f02ad 100644
--- a/zuul/main.yaml
+++ b/zuul/main.yaml
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@
           - openstack-infra/pynotedb
           - openstack-infra/pypi-mirror
           - openstack-infra/python-storyboardclient
-          - openstack-infra/release-tools
           - openstack-infra/releasestatus
           - openstack-infra/requestsexceptions
           - openstack-infra/reviewday