diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index d6c4788422..1643dde441 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -3218,7 +3218,7 @@ jobs:
       - project: ^openstack/openstack-ansible(?!-specs).*$
         all-files-match-any:
           - ^\.git.*
-          - ^.*\.(example|md|rst|txt)$
+          - ^.*\.(example|md|rst)$
           - ^deploy-guide/.*
           - ^doc/.*
           - ^releasenotes/.*