diff --git a/docker/vitrage/vitrage-collector/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/vitrage/vitrage-collector/Dockerfile.j2
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index 2f299b4b2a..0000000000
--- a/docker/vitrage/vitrage-collector/Dockerfile.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-FROM {{ namespace }}/{{ image_prefix }}vitrage-base:{{ tag }}
-LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build_date }}"
-
-{% block vitrage_collector_header %}{% endblock %}
-
-{% import "macros.j2" as macros with context %}
-
-{% if install_type == 'binary' %}
-
-    {% if base_distro in ['centos', 'oraclelinux', 'rhel'] %}
-
-        {% set vitrage_collector_packages = [
-            'openstack-vitrage-collector'
-        ] %}
-
-{{ macros.install_packages(vitrage_collector_packages | customizable("packages")) }}
-
-    {% elif base_distro in ['debian', 'ubuntu'] %}
-
-RUN echo '{{ install_type }} not yet available for {{ base_distro }}' \
-    && /bin/false
-
-    {% endif %}
-
-{% endif %}
-
-{% block vitrage_collector_footer %}{% endblock %}
-{% block footer %}{% endblock %}
-
-USER vitrage
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-vitrage-collector-ed76366b9bb6e8e8.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-vitrage-collector-ed76366b9bb6e8e8.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23798c51ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-vitrage-collector-ed76366b9bb6e8e8.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The ``vitrage-collector`` service has been removed by the Vitrage project,
+    so the ``vitrage-collector`` image has been removed from Kolla.