diff --git a/etc/policy.v3cloudsample.json b/etc/policy.v3cloudsample.json
index 8b82c1cf62..8e12732272 100644
--- a/etc/policy.v3cloudsample.json
+++ b/etc/policy.v3cloudsample.json
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@
 
     "default": "rule:admin_required",
 
-    "identity:get_limit": "",
-    "identity:create_limits": "rule:admin_required",
-    "identity:update_limit": "rule:admin_required",
-    "identity:delete_limit": "rule:admin_required",
-
     "domain_admin_matches_domain_role": "rule:admin_required and domain_id:%(role.domain_id)s",
     "get_domain_roles": "rule:domain_admin_matches_target_domain_role or rule:project_admin_matches_target_domain_role",
     "domain_admin_matches_target_domain_role": "rule:admin_required and domain_id:%(target.role.domain_id)s",
diff --git a/keystone/tests/unit/test_policy.py b/keystone/tests/unit/test_policy.py
index bc1e1805e3..fe0b8bba27 100644
--- a/keystone/tests/unit/test_policy.py
+++ b/keystone/tests/unit/test_policy.py
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ class PolicyJsonTestCase(unit.TestCase):
             'identity:create_group',
             'identity:create_identity_provider',
             'identity:create_implied_role',
+            'identity:create_limits',
             'identity:create_mapping',
             'identity:create_policy',
             'identity:create_policy_association_for_endpoint',
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ class PolicyJsonTestCase(unit.TestCase):
             'identity:delete_identity_provider',
             'identity:delete_implied_role',
             'identity:delete_mapping',
+            'identity:delete_limit',
             'identity:delete_policy',
             'identity:delete_policy_association_for_endpoint',
             'identity:delete_policy_association_for_region_and_service',
@@ -276,6 +278,7 @@ class PolicyJsonTestCase(unit.TestCase):
             'identity:get_group',
             'identity:get_identity_provider',
             'identity:get_implied_role',
+            'identity:get_limit',
             'identity:get_limit_model',
             'identity:get_mapping',
             'identity:get_policy',
@@ -354,6 +357,7 @@ class PolicyJsonTestCase(unit.TestCase):
             'identity:update_endpoint_group',
             'identity:update_group',
             'identity:update_identity_provider',
+            'identity:update_limit',
             'identity:update_mapping',
             'identity:update_policy',
             'identity:update_project',
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1805880-0032024ea6b83563.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1805880-0032024ea6b83563.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b00e4f6805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1805880-0032024ea6b83563.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    [`bug 1805880 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1805880>`_]
+    The limit policies defined in ``policy.v3cloudsample.json``
+    have been removed. These policies are now obsolete after incorporating
+    system-scope into the limit API and implementing default roles.
+fixes:
+  - |
+    [`bug 1805880 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1805880>`_]
+    The limit policies in ``policy.v3cloudsample.json`` policy
+    file have been removed in favor of better defaults in code. These
+    policies weren't tested exhaustively and were misleading to users
+    and operators.