diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/scientific-wg.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/scientific-wg.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 046f569985..0000000000
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/scientific-wg.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-[access]
-inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
-
-[access "refs/heads/*"]
-abandon = group scientific-wg-core
-label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group scientific-wg-core
-label-Workflow = -1..+1 group scientific-wg-core
-
-[access "refs/tags/*"]
-pushSignedTag = group scientific-wg-release
-
-[receive]
-requireChangeId = true
-requireContributorAgreement = true
-
-[submit]
-mergeContent = true
diff --git a/gerrit/projects.yaml b/gerrit/projects.yaml
index c1ee6c7033..260f231f09 100644
--- a/gerrit/projects.yaml
+++ b/gerrit/projects.yaml
@@ -5170,7 +5170,8 @@
   description: RETIRED, Swift salt formula
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/openstack/retired.config
 - project: openstack/scientific-wg
-  description: Scientific Working Group documents
+  description: RETIRED, Scientific Working Group documents
+  acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/openstack/retired.config
   homepage: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Scientific_working_group
 - project: openstack/searchlight
   description: RETIRED, OpenStack Search (Searchlight)
diff --git a/zuul.d/projects.yaml b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
index 73a93f40d1..a4a4c3ed80 100644
--- a/zuul.d/projects.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
@@ -5289,6 +5289,7 @@
     name: openstack/scientific-wg
     templates:
       - official-openstack-repo-jobs
+      - noop-jobs
 
 - project:
     name: openstack/security-analysis