diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index d5bf9dc49f..072ca5f53f 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -57,14 +57,12 @@
 - job:
     name: heat-functional-convg-mysql-lbaasv2-non-apache
     parent: heat-functional-devstack-base
-    branches: ^(?!stable/newton).*$
     vars:
       use_apache: 0
 
 - job:
     name: heat-functional-convg-mysql-lbaasv2-py35
     parent: heat-functional-devstack-base
-    branches: ^(?!stable/(newton|ocata)).*$
     vars:
       use_python3: 1
 
@@ -82,7 +80,6 @@
     run: playbooks/devstack/grenade/run.yaml
     post-run: playbooks/devstack/functional/post.yaml
     timeout: 7800
-    branches: ^(?!(driverfixes|stable/(mitaka|newton))).*$
     required-projects:
       - openstack-dev/grenade
       - openstack-infra/devstack-gate
diff --git a/playbooks/devstack/functional/run.yaml b/playbooks/devstack/functional/run.yaml
index 836e8c3efc..05a5cbb6f6 100644
--- a/playbooks/devstack/functional/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/devstack/functional/run.yaml
@@ -29,16 +29,10 @@
           export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=true
           services=rabbit,tempest,mysql,dstat,key
           services+=,n-api,n-api-meta,n-cpu,n-cond,n-sch,n-crt
-
-          # TODO(ricolin) replace the usage of ZUUL_BRANCH
-          # placement services mandatory for nova from ocata
-          if [[ "stable/newton" != $ZUUL_BRANCH ]]; then
-             services+=,placement-api,placement-client
-          fi
-
+          services+=,placement-api,placement-client
           services+=,g-api,g-reg
           services+=,c-sch,c-api,c-vol,c-bak
-          services+=,q-svc,q-dhcp,q-meta,q-agt,q-l3
+          services+=,q-svc,q-dhcp,q-meta,q-agt,q-l3,q-trunk
 
           if [ "{{ use_python3 }}" -eq 1 ] ; then
              export DEVSTACK_GATE_USE_PYTHON3=True
@@ -47,10 +41,6 @@
              export DEVSTACK_GATE_USE_PYTHON3=False
              services+=,s-proxy,s-object,s-container,s-account
           fi
-          # TODO(ricolin) replace the usage of ZUUL_BRANCH
-          if [[ ! "stable/newton stable/ocata" =~ $ZUUL_BRANCH ]]; then
-              services+=,q-trunk
-          fi
 
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_NEUTRON=1
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST=1