diff --git a/gerrit/acls/x/devstack-plugin-sheepdog.config b/gerrit/acls/x/devstack-plugin-sheepdog.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f0e55fcc8..0000000000
--- a/gerrit/acls/x/devstack-plugin-sheepdog.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[access "refs/heads/*"]
-abandon = group devstack-plugin-sheepdog-core
-label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group devstack-plugin-sheepdog-core
-label-Workflow = -1..+1 group devstack-plugin-sheepdog-core
-
-[access "refs/tags/*"]
-pushSignedTag = group devstack-plugin-sheepdog-core
-
-[receive]
-requireChangeId = true
-requireContributorAgreement = true
-
-[submit]
-mergeContent = true
diff --git a/gerrit/projects.yaml b/gerrit/projects.yaml
index 64024ca23d..bbf9ec7f67 100644
--- a/gerrit/projects.yaml
+++ b/gerrit/projects.yaml
@@ -6417,7 +6417,8 @@
 - project: x/devstack-plugin-nfs
   description: DevStack plugin to configure NFS backend.
 - project: x/devstack-plugin-sheepdog
-  description: DevStack plugin to configure Sheepdog backend.
+  description: RETIRED, DevStack plugin to configure Sheepdog backend.
+  acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/openstack/retired.config
 - project: x/devstack-plugin-tar-installer
   description: DevStack plugin to install software from tar releases
 - project: x/devstack-plugin-vmax
diff --git a/zuul.d/projects.yaml b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
index 15c7b8e4fd..19a285d6f4 100644
--- a/zuul.d/projects.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
@@ -5267,11 +5267,6 @@
       jobs:
         - openstack-tox-bashate
 
-- project:
-    name: x/devstack-plugin-sheepdog
-    templates:
-      - noop-jobs
-
 - project:
     name: x/devstack-plugin-tar-installer
     check:
diff --git a/zuul/main.yaml b/zuul/main.yaml
index 19abe3d504..95590833bc 100644
--- a/zuul/main.yaml
+++ b/zuul/main.yaml
@@ -1178,7 +1178,6 @@
           - x/devstack-plugin-libvirt-qemu
           - x/devstack-plugin-mariadb
           - x/devstack-plugin-nfs
-          - x/devstack-plugin-sheepdog
           - x/devstack-plugin-tar-installer
           - x/devstack-plugin-vmax
           - x/distil