diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/security-specs.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/security-specs.config
deleted file mode 100644
index a3314d07fc..0000000000
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/security-specs.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[access]
-inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
-
-[access "refs/heads/*"]
-abandon = group security-specs-core
-label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group security-specs-core
-label-Workflow = -1..+1 group security-specs-core
-
-[receive]
-requireChangeId = true
-requireContributorAgreement = true
-
-[submit]
-mergeContent = true
diff --git a/gerrit/projects.yaml b/gerrit/projects.yaml
index 9afc781218..680e5185fc 100644
--- a/gerrit/projects.yaml
+++ b/gerrit/projects.yaml
@@ -5327,7 +5327,8 @@
   options:
     - translate
 - project: openstack/security-specs
-  description: OpenStack Security Specifications
+  description: RETIRED, OpenStack Security Specifications
+  acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/openstack/retired.config
 - project: openstack/self-healing-sig
   description: General repository for the Self-healing SIG
   use-storyboard: true
diff --git a/gerritbot/channels.yaml b/gerritbot/channels.yaml
index c9dd3592c5..b96fe68965 100755
--- a/gerritbot/channels.yaml
+++ b/gerritbot/channels.yaml
@@ -1217,7 +1217,6 @@ openstack-security:
     - openstack/ossa
     - openstack/security-analysis
     - openstack/security-doc
-    - openstack/security-specs
   branches:
     - master
 
diff --git a/zuul.d/projects.yaml b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
index 4e39f94c84..c02b44c76e 100644
--- a/zuul.d/projects.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
@@ -5387,12 +5387,6 @@
       - official-openstack-repo-jobs
       - translation-jobs-master-only
 
-- project:
-    name: openstack/security-specs
-    templates:
-      - official-openstack-repo-jobs
-      - noop-jobs
-
 - project:
     name: openstack/self-healing-sig
     templates:
diff --git a/zuul/main.yaml b/zuul/main.yaml
index 8423413544..822945e0f7 100644
--- a/zuul/main.yaml
+++ b/zuul/main.yaml
@@ -899,7 +899,6 @@
           - openstack/sahara-tests
           - openstack/security-analysis
           - openstack/security-doc
-          - openstack/security-specs
           - openstack/self-healing-sig
           - openstack/senlin
           - openstack/senlin-dashboard