diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/os-cloud-config.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/os-cloud-config.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e7a0f50b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/os-cloud-config.config
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[project]
+state = read only
diff --git a/gerrit/projects.yaml b/gerrit/projects.yaml
index cd3909e7cb..9a4dd09222 100755
--- a/gerrit/projects.yaml
+++ b/gerrit/projects.yaml
@@ -5622,7 +5622,6 @@
   description: Unified config handling for client libraries and programs
 - project: openstack/os-cloud-config
   description: Configure a cloud
-  acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/openstack/os-apply-config.config
 - project: openstack/os-collect-config
   description: Collect and cache metadata, run hooks on changes.
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/openstack/os-apply-config.config
diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/requirements.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/requirements.yaml
index 8dcb205a16..9686ac872e 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/requirements.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/requirements.yaml
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@
           export PROJECTS="openstack/os-apply-config $PROJECTS"
           export PROJECTS="openstack/os-brick $PROJECTS"
           export PROJECTS="openstack/os-client-config $PROJECTS"
-          export PROJECTS="openstack/os-cloud-config $PROJECTS"
           export PROJECTS="openstack/os-collect-config $PROJECTS"
           export PROJECTS="openstack/os-net-config $PROJECTS"
           export PROJECTS="openstack/os-refresh-config $PROJECTS"
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index 11ca2b85d7..6e47dc9828 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -14452,11 +14452,6 @@ projects:
       - gate-shade-dsvm-functional-libs-nv
       - gate-osc-dsvm-functional-tips-ubuntu-xenial-nv
 
-  - name: openstack/os-cloud-config
-    template:
-      - name: merge-check
-      - name: noop-jobs
-
 #TODO: add docs
   - name: openstack/os-collect-config
     template: