diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/branch_from_yaml.sh b/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/branch_from_yaml.sh
index 7540b179ab..b4ff6040db 100755
--- a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/branch_from_yaml.sh
+++ b/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/branch_from_yaml.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ shift
 DELIVERABLES="$@"
 
 $TOOLSDIR/list_deliverable_changes.py -r $RELEASES_REPO $DELIVERABLES \
-| while read deliverable series version diff_start repo hash announce_to pypi first_full; do
+| while read deliverable series version diff_start repo hash pypi first_full; do
     echo "$SERIES $repo $version"
     $TOOLSDIR/make_stable_branch.sh $SERIES $repo $version
 done
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/list_deliverable_changes.py b/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/list_deliverable_changes.py
index 4bbb5d5259..0211729d41 100755
--- a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/list_deliverable_changes.py
+++ b/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/list_deliverable_changes.py
@@ -69,14 +69,6 @@ def get_modified_deliverable_file_content(reporoot, filenames):
         with open(filename, 'r') as f:
             deliverable_data = yaml.load(f.read())
 
-        # Determine where to send email announcements of
-        # releases. Default to the development list, to cut down on
-        # excessive emails to the announcement list.
-        send_announcements_to = deliverable_data.get(
-            'send-announcements-to',
-            'openstack-dev@lists.openstack.org',
-        )
-
         # Determine whether announcements should include a PyPI
         # link. Default to no, for service projects, because it is
         # less irksome to fail to include a link to a thing that
@@ -115,7 +107,6 @@ def get_modified_deliverable_file_content(reporoot, filenames):
             yield (deliverable_name, series_name, version,
                    diff_start,
                    project['repo'], project['hash'],
-                   send_announcements_to,
                    include_pypi_link,
                    first_full_release)
 
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/release.sh b/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/release.sh
index 8102f3aaa8..96239dde68 100755
--- a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/release.sh
+++ b/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/release.sh
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ TOOLSDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 source $TOOLSDIR/functions
 
 function usage {
-    echo "Usage: release.sh [-a] repository series version diff_start SHA announce include_pypi first-full-release extra-metadata"
+    echo "Usage: release.sh [-a] repository series version diff_start SHA include_pypi first-full-release extra-metadata"
     echo
-    echo "Example: release.sh openstack/oslo.rootwrap mitaka 3.0.3 '' gerrit/master openstack-dev@lists.openstack.org yes no 'meta:release:Workflow+1: Doug Hellmann <doug@doughellmann.com>'"
+    echo "Example: release.sh openstack/oslo.rootwrap mitaka 3.0.3 '' gerrit/master yes no 'meta:release:Workflow+1: Doug Hellmann <doug@doughellmann.com>'"
 }
 
 if [ $# -lt 5 ]; then
@@ -39,10 +39,9 @@ SERIES=$2
 VERSION=$3
 DIFF_START=$4
 SHA=$5
-ANNOUNCE=$6
-INCLUDE_PYPI=${7:-no}
-FIRST_FULL=${8:-no}
-EXTRA_METADATA="$9"
+INCLUDE_PYPI=${6:-no}
+FIRST_FULL=${7:-no}
+EXTRA_METADATA="$8"
 
 SHORTNAME=`basename $REPO`
 
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ meta:version: $VERSION
 meta:diff-start: $DIFF_START
 meta:series: $SERIES
 meta:release-type: $RELEASETYPE
-meta:announce: $ANNOUNCE
 meta:pypi: $INCLUDE_PYPI
 meta:first: $FIRST_FULL
 $EXTRA_METADATA
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/release_from_yaml.sh b/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/release_from_yaml.sh
index 6e6c87d279..e2198b8d6b 100755
--- a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/release_from_yaml.sh
+++ b/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/release_from_yaml.sh
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ fi
 RELEASE_META=$(git show --format=full --show-notes=review $parent | egrep -i '(Author|Commit:|Code-Review|Workflow|Change-Id)' | sed -e 's/^    //g' -e 's/^/meta:release:/g')
 
 $TOOLSDIR/list_deliverable_changes.py -r $RELEASES_REPO $DELIVERABLES \
-| while read deliverable series version diff_start repo hash announce_to pypi first_full; do
-    echo "$deliverable $series $version $diff_start $repo $hash $announce_to $pypi $first_full"
-    $TOOLSDIR/release.sh $repo $series $version $diff_start $hash $announce_to $pypi $first_full "$RELEASE_META"
+| while read deliverable series version diff_start repo hash pypi first_full; do
+    echo "$deliverable $series $version $diff_start $repo $hash $pypi $first_full"
+    $TOOLSDIR/release.sh $repo $series $version $diff_start $hash $pypi $first_full "$RELEASE_META"
 done
 
 exit 0