diff --git a/zuul.d/ironicclient-jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/ironicclient-jobs.yaml
index c1bdaee5c..7ea4eaf0f 100644
--- a/zuul.d/ironicclient-jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/ironicclient-jobs.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
         mysql: True
         rabbit: True
 
+# NOTE(iurygregory): drop when the time comes
 - job:
     name: ironicclient-functional-python2
     parent: ironicclient-functional
@@ -52,9 +53,9 @@
     timeout: 10800
     vars:
       devstack_localrc:
-        USE_PYTHON3: True
         EBTABLES_RACE_FIX: True
 
+# NOTE(iurygregory): drop when the time comes
 - job:
     name: ironicclient-tempest-python2
     parent: ironicclient-tempest