diff --git a/environments/docker.yaml b/environments/docker.yaml
index 5e3bacccd6..7eb4027787 100644
--- a/environments/docker.yaml
+++ b/environments/docker.yaml
@@ -1,71 +1,3 @@
-resource_registry:
-  OS::TripleO::Services::Docker: ../puppet/services/docker.yaml
-  # Default Neutron ML2 puppet plugin to use when NeutronCorePlugin is set to ML2
-  # FIXME(bogdando): can not be switched yet due to puppet-base issues
-  # see https://review.openstack.org/#/c/563443
-  OS::TripleO::Docker::NeutronMl2PluginBase: ../puppet/services/neutron-plugin-ml2.yaml
-
-  #NOTE (dprince) add roles to be docker enabled as we support them
-  OS::TripleO::Services::NovaLibvirt: ../docker/services/nova-libvirt.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::ComputeNeutronOvsAgent: ../docker/services/neutron-ovs-agent.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::NovaCompute: ../docker/services/nova-compute.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::Keystone: ../docker/services/keystone.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::GlanceApi: ../docker/services/glance-api.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::HeatApi: ../docker/services/heat-api.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::HeatApiCfn: ../docker/services/heat-api-cfn.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::HeatEngine: ../docker/services/heat-engine.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::NovaApi: ../docker/services/nova-api.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::NovaPlacement: ../docker/services/nova-placement.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::NovaConductor: ../docker/services/nova-conductor.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::NovaConsoleauth: ../docker/services/nova-consoleauth.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::NovaMetadata: ../docker/services/nova-metadata.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::NovaMigrationTarget: ../docker/services/nova-migration-target.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::NovaScheduler: ../docker/services/nova-scheduler.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::NovaVncProxy: ../docker/services/nova-vnc-proxy.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::NeutronServer: ../docker/services/neutron-api.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::NeutronApi: ../docker/services/neutron-api.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::NeutronCorePlugin: ../docker/services/neutron-plugin-ml2.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::NeutronMetadataAgent: ../docker/services/neutron-metadata.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::NeutronOvsAgent: ../docker/services/neutron-ovs-agent.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::NeutronDhcpAgent: ../docker/services/neutron-dhcp.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::NeutronL3Agent: ../docker/services/neutron-l3.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::HAproxy: ../docker/services/haproxy.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::Keepalived: ../docker/services/keepalived.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::MySQL: ../docker/services/database/mysql.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::OsloMessagingRpc: ../docker/services/messaging/rpc-rabbitmq.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::OsloMessagingNotify: ../docker/services/messaging/notify-rabbitmq-shared.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::Qdr: ../docker/services/qdrouterd.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::RabbitMQ: ../docker/services/rabbitmq.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::Redis: ../docker/services/database/redis.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::Memcached: ../docker/services/memcached.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::Sshd: ../docker/services/sshd.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::SwiftProxy: ../docker/services/swift-proxy.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::SwiftStorage: ../docker/services/swift-storage.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::SwiftRingBuilder: ../docker/services/swift-ringbuilder.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::GnocchiApi: ../docker/services/gnocchi-api.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::GnocchiMetricd: ../docker/services/gnocchi-metricd.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::GnocchiStatsd: ../docker/services/gnocchi-statsd.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::AodhApi: ../docker/services/aodh-api.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::AodhEvaluator: ../docker/services/aodh-evaluator.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::AodhNotifier: ../docker/services/aodh-notifier.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::AodhListener: ../docker/services/aodh-listener.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::PankoApi: ../docker/services/panko-api.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::CeilometerAgentCentral: ../docker/services/ceilometer-agent-central.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::CeilometerAgentIpmi: ../docker/services/ceilometer-agent-ipmi.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::ComputeCeilometerAgent: ../docker/services/ceilometer-agent-compute.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::CeilometerAgentNotification: ../docker/services/ceilometer-agent-notification.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::Horizon: ../docker/services/horizon.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::Iscsid: ../docker/services/iscsid.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::Multipathd: ../docker/services/multipathd.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::ContainersLogrotateCrond: ../docker/services/logrotate-crond.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::CinderApi: ../docker/services/cinder-api.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::CinderScheduler: ../docker/services/cinder-scheduler.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::CinderVolume: ../docker/services/cinder-volume.yaml
-  OS::TripleO::Services::Tempest: ../docker/services/tempest.yaml
-  # FIXME: Note we explicitely disable SwiftDispersion until a containerized version of it is merged
-  OS::TripleO::Services::SwiftDispersion: OS::Heat::None
-
-
-  # If SR-IOV is enabled on the compute nodes, it will need the SR-IOV
-  # host configuration.
-  OS::TripleO::Services::NeutronSriovHostConfig: OS::Heat::None
+# DEPRECATED: Containerized deployments are now default. This file
+# will be removed.
+resource_registry: {}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-docker-yaml-fa75b14e93fdf763.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-docker-yaml-fa75b14e93fdf763.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a817ea87c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-docker-yaml-fa75b14e93fdf763.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The environments/docker.yaml is no longer necessary as the default
+    registry points to containerized services too. The environment
+    file is now deprecated (and emptied) and will be removed in the
+    future.