diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/docs-specs.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/docs-specs.config
deleted file mode 100644
index e414b899cc..0000000000
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/docs-specs.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-[access "refs/heads/*"]
-abandon = group openstack-doc-specs-core
-label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group openstack-doc-specs-core
-label-Workflow = -1..+1 group openstack-doc-specs-core
-
-[receive]
-requireChangeId = true
-requireContributorAgreement = true
-
-[submit]
-mergeContent = true
diff --git a/gerrit/projects.yaml b/gerrit/projects.yaml
index d54c996bc4..7b61a3dc11 100644
--- a/gerrit/projects.yaml
+++ b/gerrit/projects.yaml
@@ -2789,9 +2789,8 @@
   options:
     - translate
 - project: openstack/docs-specs
-  groups:
-    - openstack-manuals
-  description: OpenStack Documentation Specifications
+  description: RETIRED, OpenStack Documentation Specifications
+  acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/openstack/retired.config
 - project: openstack/dragonflow
   description: SDN based Distributed Virtual Router for OpenStack Neutron
 - project: openstack/ec2-api
diff --git a/gerritbot/channels.yaml b/gerritbot/channels.yaml
index e4c368a0f1..79096d3966 100755
--- a/gerritbot/channels.yaml
+++ b/gerritbot/channels.yaml
@@ -557,7 +557,6 @@ openstack-doc:
   projects:
     - openstack/api-site
     - openstack/contributor-guide
-    - openstack/docs-specs
     - openstack/openstack-doc-tools
     - openstack/openstack-manuals
     - openstack/openstackdocstheme
diff --git a/specs/specs.yaml b/specs/specs.yaml
index 1ac944ffeb..dca390b976 100644
--- a/specs/specs.yaml
+++ b/specs/specs.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ programs:
     repo: openstack/tripleo-specs
   - name: Development Proposals from the Product WG
     repo: openstack/development-proposals
-  - name: Documentation Program Specifications
+  # This repo no longer exists but the built documentation is kept around as
+  # it's still useful
+  - name: Documentation Program Specifications (Retired)
     repo: openstack/docs-specs
   - name: QA Program Specifications
     repo: openstack/qa-specs
diff --git a/zuul.d/projects.yaml b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
index ac0884c6bb..d94b9e3c42 100644
--- a/zuul.d/projects.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
@@ -1815,11 +1815,6 @@
         - noop:
             branches: master
 
-- project:
-    name: openstack/docs-specs
-    templates:
-      - noop-jobs
-
 - project:
     name: openstack/dragonflow
     templates:
diff --git a/zuul/main.yaml b/zuul/main.yaml
index 80abda584f..0d73292a4f 100644
--- a/zuul/main.yaml
+++ b/zuul/main.yaml
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@
           - openstack/dib-utils
           - openstack/diskimage-builder
           - openstack/django_openstack_auth
-          - openstack/docs-specs
           - openstack/dragonflow
           - openstack/ec2-api
           - openstack/ec2api-tempest-plugin