diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-swift-7a30a80aa16c3e48.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-swift-7a30a80aa16c3e48.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d87504798e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-swift-7a30a80aa16c3e48.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    ``swift`` deployment support has been deprecated for removal in ``2025.2``
+    due to failing CI and no volunteers to maintain this role.
diff --git a/tests/init-swift.sh b/tests/init-swift.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 22c4169716..0000000000
--- a/tests/init-swift.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -o xtrace
-set -o errexit
-
-
-function init_swift_logged {
-    next_port=6000
-
-    # the order is important due to port incrementation
-    for ring in object account container; do
-        # create the *.builder files
-        sudo ${CONTAINER_ENGINE} run \
-            --rm \
-            -v /etc/kolla/config/swift/:/etc/kolla/config/swift/ \
-            $KOLLA_SWIFT_BASE_IMAGE \
-            swift-ring-builder \
-            /etc/kolla/config/swift/$ring.builder create 10 3 1
-
-        # add nodes to them
-        for node in ${STORAGE_NODES[@]}; do
-            sudo ${CONTAINER_ENGINE} run \
-                --rm \
-                -v /etc/kolla/config/swift/:/etc/kolla/config/swift/ \
-                $KOLLA_SWIFT_BASE_IMAGE \
-                swift-ring-builder \
-                /etc/kolla/config/swift/$ring.builder add r1z1-${node}:$next_port/d0 1
-        done
-
-        # create the *.ring.gz files
-        sudo ${CONTAINER_ENGINE} run \
-            --rm \
-            -v /etc/kolla/config/swift/:/etc/kolla/config/swift/ \
-            $KOLLA_SWIFT_BASE_IMAGE \
-            swift-ring-builder \
-            /etc/kolla/config/swift/$ring.builder rebalance
-
-        # display contents for debugging
-        sudo ${CONTAINER_ENGINE} run \
-            --rm \
-            -v /etc/kolla/config/swift/:/etc/kolla/config/swift/ \
-            $KOLLA_SWIFT_BASE_IMAGE \
-            swift-ring-builder \
-            /etc/kolla/config/swift/$ring.builder
-
-        # next ring = next port
-        next_port=$((next_port+1))
-    done
-}
-
-function init_swift {
-    echo "Initialising Swift"
-    init_swift_logged &> /tmp/logs/ansible/init-swift
-}
-
-
-init_swift
diff --git a/tests/run.yml b/tests/run.yml
index 791922f923..af07a8ce4d 100644
--- a/tests/run.yml
+++ b/tests/run.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         need_build_image: "{{ kolla_build_images | default(false) }}"
         build_image_tag: "change_{{ zuul.change | default('none') }}"
         openstack_core_enabled: "{{ openstack_core_enabled }}"
-        openstack_core_tested: "{{ scenario in ['core', 'cephadm', 'zun', 'cells', 'swift', 'ovn', 'lets-encrypt'] }}"
+        openstack_core_tested: "{{ scenario in ['core', 'cephadm', 'zun', 'cells', 'ovn', 'lets-encrypt'] }}"
         dashboard_enabled: "{{ openstack_core_enabled }}"
         upper_constraints_file: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/src/opendev.org/openstack/requirements/upper-constraints.txt"
         docker_image_tag_suffix: "{{ '-aarch64' if ansible_architecture == 'aarch64' else '' }}"
@@ -34,15 +34,9 @@
         name: "{{ 'bind-utils' if ansible_os_family == 'RedHat' else 'dnsutils' }}"
       when: scenario == 'magnum'
 
-    - name: Install xfsprogs package for Swift filesystems
-      become: true
-      package:
-        name: xfsprogs
-      when: scenario == 'swift'
-
     - name: Prepare disks for a storage service
       script: "setup_disks.sh {{ disk_type }}"
-      when: scenario in ['cephadm', 'zun', 'swift']
+      when: scenario in ['cephadm', 'zun']
       become: true
       vars:
         disk_type: "{{ 'ceph-lvm' if scenario in ['cephadm'] else scenario }}"
@@ -155,7 +149,6 @@
         - neutron
         - nova
         - bifrost
-        - swift
 
     - name: Generate configuration files
       template:
@@ -314,13 +307,6 @@
       shell:
         cmd: "{{ kolla_ansible_venv_path }}/bin/ansible all -i {{ kolla_inventory_path }} -m setup > /tmp/logs/ansible/initial-setup"
 
-    - name: Set facts for Swift initialisation
-      set_fact:
-        # NOTE(yoctozepto): no support for upgrades for now
-        docker_image_tag: "{{ build_image_tag if need_build_image else (zuul.branch | basename) ~ '-' ~ base_distro ~ '-' ~ base_distro_version ~ docker_image_tag_suffix }}"
-        docker_image_prefix: "{{ 'primary:4000/lokolla/' if need_build_image else '{{ zuul_site_mirror_fqdn }}:4447/openstack.kolla/' }}"
-      when: scenario in ['swift']
-
     # NOTE(yoctozepto): k-a octavia-certificates should run before k-a bootstrap-servers
     # because the latter hijacks /etc/kolla permissions (due to same directory on the
     # same host being used by both)
@@ -354,20 +340,6 @@
         KOLLA_ANSIBLE_VENV_PATH: "{{ kolla_ansible_venv_path }}"
         CONTAINER_ENGINE: "{{ container_engine }}"
 
-    - name: Run init-swift.sh script
-      script:
-        cmd: init-swift.sh
-        executable: /bin/bash
-        chdir: "{{ kolla_ansible_src_dir }}"
-      environment:
-        KOLLA_SWIFT_BASE_IMAGE: "{{ docker_image_prefix }}swift-base:{{ docker_image_tag }}"
-        # NOTE(yoctozepto): no IPv6 for now
-        STORAGE_NODES: "{{ groups['all'] | map('extract', hostvars,
-                           ['ansible_'+api_interface_name | replace('-','_') , 'ipv4', 'address'])
-                           | join(' ') }}"
-        CONTAINER_ENGINE: "{{ container_engine }}"
-      when: scenario == 'swift'
-
     # At this point we have generated all necessary configuration, and are
     # ready to deploy the control plane services. Control flow now depends on
     # the scenario being exercised.
@@ -485,13 +457,6 @@
             BASE_DISTRO: "{{ base_distro }}"
             CONTAINER_ENGINE: "{{ container_engine }}"
 
-        - name: Run test-swift.sh script
-          script:
-            cmd: test-swift.sh
-            executable: /bin/bash
-            chdir: "{{ kolla_ansible_src_dir }}"
-          when: scenario == 'swift'
-
         - name: Run test-scenario-nfv.sh script
           script:
             cmd: test-scenario-nfv.sh
@@ -793,12 +758,6 @@
             IP_VERSION: "{{ 6 if address_family == 'ipv6' else 4 }}"
           when: openstack_core_tested
 
-        - name: Run test-swift.sh script (post-upgrade)
-          command:
-            cmd: tests/test-swift.sh
-            chdir: "{{ kolla_ansible_src_dir }}"
-          when: scenario == 'swift'
-
         - name: Run test-prometheus-opensearch.sh script (post-upgrade)
           script:
             cmd: test-prometheus-opensearch.sh
diff --git a/tests/test-swift.sh b/tests/test-swift.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index b9cadc3680..0000000000
--- a/tests/test-swift.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -o xtrace
-set -o errexit
-
-export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
-
-
-function test_swift_logged {
-    . /etc/kolla/admin-openrc.sh
-    . ~/openstackclient-venv/bin/activate
-
-    echo "TESTING: Swift"
-
-    CONTAINER_NAME=test_container
-
-    openstack --debug container create $CONTAINER_NAME
-
-    CONTENT='Hello, Swift!'
-    FILE_PATH=/tmp/swift_test_object
-
-    echo "$CONTENT" > $FILE_PATH
-
-    openstack --debug object create $CONTAINER_NAME $FILE_PATH
-
-    rm -f $FILE_PATH
-
-    openstack --debug object save $CONTAINER_NAME $FILE_PATH
-
-    SAVED_CONTENT=`cat $FILE_PATH`
-
-    rm -f $FILE_PATH
-
-    if [ "$SAVED_CONTENT" != "$CONTENT" ]; then
-        echo 'Content mismatch' >&2
-        return 1
-    fi
-
-    openstack --debug container show $CONTAINER_NAME
-
-    openstack --debug object store account show
-
-    cleanup_swift
-
-    echo "SUCCESS: Swift"
-}
-
-function cleanup_swift {
-    openstack --debug object delete $CONTAINER_NAME $FILE_PATH
-
-    openstack --debug container delete $CONTAINER_NAME
-}
-
-function test_swift {
-    echo "Testing Swift"
-    log_file=/tmp/logs/ansible/test-swift
-    if [[ -f $log_file ]]; then
-        log_file=${log_file}-upgrade
-    fi
-    test_swift_logged > $log_file 2>&1
-    result=$?
-    if [[ $result != 0 ]]; then
-        echo "Testing Swift failed. See ansible/test-swift for details"
-    else
-        echo "Successfully tested Swift. See ansible/test-swift for details"
-    fi
-    return $result
-}
-
-
-test_swift
diff --git a/zuul.d/base.yaml b/zuul.d/base.yaml
index 6af8a69a40..7c50b1d653 100644
--- a/zuul.d/base.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/base.yaml
@@ -148,20 +148,6 @@
     vars:
       scenario: zun
 
-- job:
-    name: kolla-ansible-swift-base
-    parent: kolla-ansible-scenario-base
-    voting: false
-    files: !inherit
-      - ^ansible/roles/(glance|swift)/
-      - ^tests/setup_disks.sh
-      - ^tests/init-swift.sh
-      - ^tests/test-core-openstack.sh
-      - ^tests/test-dashboard.sh
-      - ^tests/test-swift.sh
-    vars:
-      scenario: swift
-
 - job:
     name: kolla-ansible-cephadm-base
     parent: kolla-ansible-base
diff --git a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index 5c278c761d..a2c882f89a 100644
--- a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -321,50 +321,6 @@
     vars:
       base_distro: ubuntu
 
-- job:
-    name: kolla-ansible-rocky9-swift
-    parent: kolla-ansible-swift-base
-    nodeset: kolla-ansible-rocky9-multi
-    vars:
-      base_distro: rocky
-      # NOTE(yoctozepto): We need this here because we initialise Swift outside
-      # of Kolla Ansible and need to know the version of images.
-      base_distro_version: 9
-
-- job:
-    name: kolla-ansible-ubuntu-swift
-    parent: kolla-ansible-swift-base
-    nodeset: kolla-ansible-noble-multi
-    vars:
-      base_distro: ubuntu
-      # NOTE(yoctozepto): We need this here because we initialise Swift outside
-      # of Kolla Ansible and need to know the version of images.
-      base_distro_version: noble
-
-- job:
-    name: kolla-ansible-rocky9-swift-upgrade
-    parent: kolla-ansible-swift-base
-    nodeset: kolla-ansible-rocky9-multi
-    timeout: 10800
-    vars:
-      base_distro: rocky
-      # NOTE(yoctozepto): We need this here because we initialise Swift outside
-      # of Kolla Ansible and need to know the version of images.
-      base_distro_version: 9
-      is_upgrade: yes
-
-- job:
-    name: kolla-ansible-ubuntu-swift-upgrade
-    parent: kolla-ansible-swift-base
-    nodeset: kolla-ansible-noble-multi
-    timeout: 10800
-    vars:
-      base_distro: ubuntu
-      # NOTE(yoctozepto): We need this here because we initialise Swift outside
-      # of Kolla Ansible and need to know the version of images.
-      base_distro_version: noble
-      is_upgrade: yes
-
 - job:
     name: kolla-ansible-rocky9-scenario-nfv
     parent: kolla-ansible-scenario-nfv-base
diff --git a/zuul.d/project.yaml b/zuul.d/project.yaml
index d9d80d13d5..af867b8bcd 100644
--- a/zuul.d/project.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/project.yaml
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
         - kolla-ansible-ubuntu-bifrost
         - kolla-ansible-rocky9-zun
         - kolla-ansible-ubuntu-zun
-        - kolla-ansible-rocky9-swift
-        - kolla-ansible-ubuntu-swift
         - kolla-ansible-rocky9-scenario-nfv
         - kolla-ansible-rocky9-magnum
         - kolla-ansible-ubuntu-magnum
@@ -114,7 +112,3 @@
     post:
       jobs:
         - publish-openstack-python-branch-tarball
-    experimental:
-      jobs:
-        - kolla-ansible-rocky9-swift-upgrade
-        - kolla-ansible-ubuntu-swift-upgrade