diff --git a/zuul.d/projects.yaml b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
index fda2be1eee..5a9bc184ec 100644
--- a/zuul.d/projects.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
@@ -10383,8 +10383,6 @@
     templates:
       - translation-jobs
       - release-notes-jobs
-    periodic:  # TODO(corvus): this is a test to see if this fixes a zuul bug
-      jobs: []
     post:
       jobs:
         - propose-updates: