diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/swift-specs.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/swift-specs.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 095ab0f921..0000000000
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/swift-specs.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-[access "refs/heads/*"]
-abandon = group swift-core
-label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group swift-core
-label-Workflow = -1..+1 group swift-core
-
-[receive]
-requireChangeId = true
-requireContributorAgreement = true
-
-[submit]
-mergeContent = true
diff --git a/gerrit/projects.yaml b/gerrit/projects.yaml
index 85ab37933a..a348541ac0 100644
--- a/gerrit/projects.yaml
+++ b/gerrit/projects.yaml
@@ -5186,9 +5186,8 @@
 - project: openstack/swift-bench
   description: Benchmarking tool for OpenStack Swift
 - project: openstack/swift-specs
-  groups:
-    - swift
-  description: OpenStack Storage (Swift) Specifications
+  acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/openstack/retired.config
+  description: RETIRED, OpenStack Storage (Swift) Specifications
 - project: openstack/syntribos
   description: RETIRED, Python API security testing tool from OpenStack Security
     Group
diff --git a/gerritbot/channels.yaml b/gerritbot/channels.yaml
index eb39b86e26..6f78455084 100755
--- a/gerritbot/channels.yaml
+++ b/gerritbot/channels.yaml
@@ -1447,7 +1447,6 @@ openstack-swift:
     - openstack/python-swiftclient
     - openstack/swift
     - openstack/swift-bench
-    - openstack/swift-specs
     - x/slogging
   branches:
     - ^.*
diff --git a/zuul.d/projects.yaml b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
index a13e37da5a..3c6a605c10 100644
--- a/zuul.d/projects.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
@@ -5785,11 +5785,6 @@
       - official-openstack-repo-jobs
       - publish-to-pypi
 
-- project:
-    name: openstack/swift-specs
-    templates:
-      - noop-jobs
-
 - project:
     name: openstack/tacker
     templates:
diff --git a/zuul/main.yaml b/zuul/main.yaml
index 0bb1299dd6..7d59296d52 100644
--- a/zuul/main.yaml
+++ b/zuul/main.yaml
@@ -937,7 +937,6 @@
           - openstack/sushy-tools
           - openstack/swift
           - openstack/swift-bench
-          - openstack/swift-specs
           - openstack/tacker
           - openstack/tacker-horizon
           - openstack/tacker-specs