diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/kite.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/kite.config
index 2c532240ab..9e7a0f50b2 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/kite.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/kite.config
@@ -1,11 +1,2 @@
-[access "refs/heads/*"]
-abandon = group barbican-core
-label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group barbican-core
-label-Workflow = -1..+1 group barbican-core
-
-[receive]
-requireChangeId = true
-requireContributorAgreement = true
-
-[submit]
-mergeContent = true
+[project]
+state = read only
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/python-kiteclient.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/python-kiteclient.config
index b54a608706..9e7a0f50b2 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/python-kiteclient.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/python-kiteclient.config
@@ -1,14 +1,2 @@
-[access "refs/heads/*"]
-abandon = group barbican-core
-label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group barbican-core
-label-Workflow = -1..+1 group barbican-core
-
-[access "refs/tags/*"]
-pushSignedTag = group library-release
-
-[receive]
-requireChangeId = true
-requireContributorAgreement = true
-
-[submit]
-mergeContent = true
+[project]
+state = read only
diff --git a/gerritbot/channels.yaml b/gerritbot/channels.yaml
index 3fb23770a2..983d19e097 100755
--- a/gerritbot/channels.yaml
+++ b/gerritbot/channels.yaml
@@ -348,9 +348,7 @@ openstack-barbican:
     - openstack/barbican
     - openstack/barbican-specs
     - openstack/castellan
-    - openstack/kite
     - openstack/python-barbicanclient
-    - openstack/python-kiteclient
   branches:
     - master
 
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index 43146aa1f3..23bbf03438 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -7366,11 +7366,6 @@ projects:
       - name: python-jobs
       - name: check-requirements
 
-  - name: openstack/kite
-    template:
-      - name: merge-check
-      - name: noop-jobs
-
   - name: openstack/kloudbuster
     template:
       - name: merge-check
@@ -10948,11 +10943,6 @@ projects:
       - gate-python-keystoneclient-kerberos-python34
       - gate-python-keystoneclient-kerberos-python35-nv
 
-  - name: openstack/python-kiteclient
-    template:
-      - name: merge-check
-      - name: noop-jobs
-
   - name: openstack/python-magnumclient
     template:
       - name: merge-check