diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 493c941b04..ec8413dbf1 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -383,7 +383,6 @@
       trusty:
         ansible_python_interpreter: python2
     files:
-      - .zuul.yaml
       - playbooks/.*
       - roles/.*
       - testinfra/.*
@@ -422,7 +421,6 @@
         - name: eavesdrop01.openstack.org
           label: ubuntu-xenial
     files:
-      - .zuul.yaml
       - playbooks/group_vars/eavesdrop.yaml
       - testinfra/test_eavesdrop.py
     vars:
@@ -456,7 +454,6 @@
         host_copy_output:
           '/var/log/acme.sh': logs
     files:
-      - .zuul.yaml
       - playbooks/group_vars/letsencrypt.yaml
       - playbooks/roles/letsencrypt.*
 
@@ -472,7 +469,6 @@
         - name: lists.openstack.org
           label: ubuntu-xenial
     files:
-      - .zuul.yaml
       - modules/openstack_project/manifests/lists.pp
       - playbooks/host_vars/lists.openstack.org.yaml
       - roles/exim
@@ -498,7 +494,6 @@
         - playbooks/service-nodepool.yaml
         - playbooks/remote_puppet_else.yaml
     files:
-      - .zuul.yaml
       - playbooks/group_vars/nodepool.yaml
       - playbooks/group_vars/nodepool-builder.yaml
       - playbooks/group_vars/nodepool-launcher.yaml
@@ -531,7 +526,6 @@
           '/etc/bind/named.conf': logs
           '/var/lib/bind/zones': logs
     files:
-      - .zuul.yaml
       - playbooks/group_vars/adns.yaml
       - playbooks/group_vars/dns.yaml
       - ^playbooks/host_vars/(ad)?ns\d+.opendev.org.yaml
@@ -558,7 +552,6 @@
         - playbooks/service-letsencrypt.yaml
         - playbooks/service-mirror.yaml
     files:
-      - .zuul.yaml
       - roles/
       - playbooks/roles/mirror/
       - playbooks/roles/letsencrypt.*
@@ -586,7 +579,6 @@
       run_playbooks:
         - playbooks/service-mirror-update.yaml
     files:
-      - .zuul.yaml
       - roles/
       - playbooks/roles/mirror-update/
       - playbooks/service-mirror-update.yaml
@@ -613,7 +605,6 @@
           '/var/registry/auth': logs
           '/var/registry/certs': logs
     files:
-      - .zuul.yaml
       - playbooks/group_vars/registry.yaml
       - ^playbooks/host_vars/insecure-ci-registry\d+.opendev.org.yaml
       - playbooks/zuul/templates/group_vars/registry.yaml.j2
@@ -648,7 +639,6 @@
         host_copy_output:
           '/var/haproxy/etc': logs
     files:
-      - .zuul.yaml
       - playbooks/group_vars/gitea.yaml
       - playbooks/group_vars/gitea-lb.yaml
       - playbooks/zuul/templates/group_vars/gitea.yaml.j2
@@ -681,7 +671,6 @@
       run_playbooks:
         - playbooks/service-zuul.yaml
     files:
-      - .zuul.yaml
       - playbooks/roles/zuul-preview/
       - testinfra/test_zuul_preview.py