diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/ec2-api.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/ec2-api.yaml
index d3b4161f22..3675ed4411 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/ec2-api.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/ec2-api.yaml
@@ -1,47 +1,3 @@
-- job-template:
-    name: '{pipeline}-tempest-dsvm-ec2api{job-suffix}'
-    node: '{node}'
-
-    wrappers:
-      - build-timeout:
-          timeout: 125
-      - timestamps
-
-    builders:
-      - link-logs
-      - net-info
-      - devstack-checkout
-      - shell: |
-          #!/bin/bash -xe
-          export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=true
-          export DEVSTACK_GATE_TIMEOUT=120
-          # NOTE(sdague): which of tempest / neutron should be run
-          # here is pretty up for grabs, but this can be adjusted over
-          # time.
-          export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST=1
-          # Construct a regex to limiting scope of tempest
-          export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_REGEX="tempest.thirdparty.boto"
-          export DEVSTACK_GATE_NEUTRON=1
-          export BRANCH_OVERRIDE={branch-override}
-          if [ "$BRANCH_OVERRIDE" != "default" ] ; then
-              export OVERRIDE_ZUUL_BRANCH=$BRANCH_OVERRIDE
-          fi
-          # Because we are testing a non standard project, add the
-          # our project repository. This makes zuul do the right
-          # reference magic for testing changes.
-          export PROJECTS="openstack/ec2-api $PROJECTS"
-          # note the actual url here is somewhat irrelevant because it
-          # caches in nodepool, however make it a valid url for
-          # documentation purposes.
-          export DEVSTACK_LOCAL_CONFIG="enable_plugin ec2-api git://git.openstack.org/openstack/ec2-api"
-
-          cp devstack-gate/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh ./safe-devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
-          ./safe-devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
-
-    publishers:
-      - devstack-logs
-      - console-log
-
 - job-template:
     name: '{pipeline}-functional-{network}-dsvm-ec2api{job-suffix}'
     node: '{node}'
diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
index 539c577fb5..e1e09cc266 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
@@ -1256,11 +1256,6 @@
     jobs:
       - python-jobs
       - pypi-jobs
-      - '{pipeline}-tempest-dsvm-ec2api{job-suffix}':
-          pipeline: gate
-          node: devstack-trusty
-          job-suffix: ''
-          branch-override: default
       - '{pipeline}-functional-{network}-dsvm-ec2api{job-suffix}':
           pipeline: gate
           node: devstack-trusty
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index 823822a66a..f08a3557f7 100644
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -1078,9 +1078,6 @@ jobs:
   - name: gate-functional-nova-network-dsvm-gceapi
     voting: false
 
-  - name: gate-tempest-dsvm-ec2api
-    voting: false
-
   - name: ec2-api-rally-dsvm-fakevirt
     voting: false
 
@@ -4635,7 +4632,6 @@ projects:
       - name: check-requirements
       - name: publish-to-pypi
     check:
-      - gate-tempest-dsvm-ec2api
       - gate-functional-neutron-dsvm-ec2api
       - gate-functional-nova-network-dsvm-ec2api
     experimental: