diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
index da23d87c9c..0c0e7227d9 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ project-templates:
       - gate-{name}-tox-checkdeletions
       - gate-{name}-tox-doc-publish-checkbuild
     gate:
+      - gate-{name}-tox-checkniceness
       - gate-{name}-tox-checksyntax
       - gate-{name}-tox-checkdeletions
       - gate-{name}-tox-doc-publish-checkbuild
@@ -579,15 +580,11 @@ jobs:
     branch: master
   - name: ^.*-tox-doc-publishlang$
     branch: master
-  - name: gate-openstack-manuals-tox-checkniceness
-    voting: false
   - name: ^gate-.*-tox-doc-publish-checkbuild$
     success-pattern: http://docs-draft.openstack.org/{build.parameters[LOG_PATH]}/publish-docs/
   - name: ^gate-.*-tox-checklang$
     branch: master
     voting: false
-  - name: ^gate-.*-tox-checkniceness$
-    voting: false
   - name: ^gate-.*-docs$
     success-pattern: http://docs-draft.openstack.org/{build.parameters[LOG_PATH]}/doc/build/html/
   - name: gate-storyboard-webclient-js-unittests