diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index 8646698222..cd775b1afa 100644
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -8357,7 +8357,6 @@ projects:
   - name: openstack/python-novaclient
     template:
       - name: merge-check
-      - name: python26-jobs
       - name: python-jobs
       - name: python3-jobs
       - name: openstack-client-publish-jobs