diff --git a/gerrit/acls/opendev/pynotedb.config b/gerrit/acls/opendev/pynotedb.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 160f490a43..0000000000
--- a/gerrit/acls/opendev/pynotedb.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[access "refs/heads/*"]
-abandon = group pynotedb-core
-label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group pynotedb-core
-label-Workflow = -1..+1 group pynotedb-core
-
-[access "refs/tags/*"]
-pushSignedTag = group pynotedb-release
-
-[receive]
-requireChangeId = true
-requireContributorAgreement = true
-
-[submit]
-mergeContent = true
diff --git a/gerrit/projects.yaml b/gerrit/projects.yaml
index f8fb1585a8..270dea7fa3 100644
--- a/gerrit/projects.yaml
+++ b/gerrit/projects.yaml
@@ -689,8 +689,8 @@
     - openstack-ci
     - zuul
 - project: opendev/pynotedb
-  use-storyboard: true
-  description: Python parser for notedb
+  description: RETIRED, Python parser for notedb
+  acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/opendev/retired.config
 - project: opendev/pypi-mirror
   description: RETIRED, PyPI mirror builder
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/opendev/retired.config
diff --git a/zuul.d/projects.yaml b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
index 5116d2b5b2..a36990e787 100644
--- a/zuul.d/projects.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
@@ -1043,11 +1043,6 @@
     gate:
       queue: system-config
 
-- project:
-    name: opendev/pynotedb
-    templates:
-      - noop-jobs
-
 - project:
     name: opendev/python-storyboardclient
     templates:
diff --git a/zuul/main.yaml b/zuul/main.yaml
index 63d82be5af..52e2ff6bef 100644
--- a/zuul/main.yaml
+++ b/zuul/main.yaml
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@
           - opendev/puppet-vcsrepo
           - opendev/puppet-zanata
           - opendev/puppet-zuul
-          - opendev/pynotedb
           - opendev/python-storyboardclient
           - opendev/sandbox
           - opendev/statusbot