diff --git a/gerrit/acls/x/cloud-init.config b/gerrit/acls/x/cloud-init.config
deleted file mode 100644
index eafa8450d0..0000000000
--- a/gerrit/acls/x/cloud-init.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-[access "refs/heads/*"]
-abandon = group cloud-init-core
-create = group cloud-init-release
-label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group cloud-init-core
-label-Workflow = -1..+1 group cloud-init-core
-
-[access "refs/tags/*"]
-pushSignedTag = group cloud-init-release
-
-[receive]
-requireChangeId = true
-requireContributorAgreement = true
-
-[submit]
-mergeContent = true
diff --git a/gerrit/projects.yaml b/gerrit/projects.yaml
index 031651e416..1ce0030d8c 100644
--- a/gerrit/projects.yaml
+++ b/gerrit/projects.yaml
@@ -6107,7 +6107,8 @@
 - project: x/cl-openstack-client
   description: Common Lisp OpenStack client libraries
 - project: x/cloud-init
-  description: Cross-platform instance initialization
+  description: RETIRED, Cross-platform instance initialization
+  acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/openstack/retired.config
 - project: x/cloudbase-init
   description: Cross-platform instance initialization
 - project: x/cloudcafe
diff --git a/zuul.d/projects.yaml b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
index 6080afff98..3de70d96cb 100644
--- a/zuul.d/projects.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
@@ -5924,11 +5924,6 @@
     templates:
       - openstack-python-jobs-no-constraints
 
-- project:
-    name: x/cloud-init
-    templates:
-      - noop-jobs
-
 - project:
     name: x/cloudbase-init
     templates:
diff --git a/zuul/main.yaml b/zuul/main.yaml
index 6d2f7e1934..d30e01d388 100644
--- a/zuul/main.yaml
+++ b/zuul/main.yaml
@@ -1124,7 +1124,6 @@
           - x/cisco-ironic-contrib
           - x/ciwatch
           - x/cl-openstack-client
-          - x/cloud-init
           - x/cloudbase-init
           - x/cloudcafe
           - x/cloudpulse