diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index efd923aafe..d4503f5044 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -2601,7 +2601,7 @@ jobs:
     branch: ^(?!driverfixes/).*$
 
   - name: ^gate-cinder-python27-ubuntu-xenial$
-    branch: ^(?!driverfixes/(mitaka|newton)).*$
+    branch: ^(?!driverfixes/mitaka).*$
 
   - name: ^gate-cinder-python35
     branch: ^(?!driverfixes/).*$