diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/ceilometer.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/ceilometer.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2179711ff0..0000000000
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/ceilometer.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-- job:
-    name: 'gate-ceilometer-python26-essex'
-
-    triggers:
-      - zuul
-
-    builders:
-      - gerrit-git-prep
-      - python26-essex
-
-    publishers:
-      - console-log
-
-    # >= precise does not have python2.6
-    node: oneiric
-  
-
-- job:
-    name: 'gate-ceilometer-python27-essex'
-
-    triggers:
-      - zuul
-
-    builders:
-      - gerrit-git-prep
-      - python27-essex
-
-    publishers:
-      - console-log
-
-    node: oneiric
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/macros.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/macros.yaml
index 92c6a57ad3..ca47335ab3 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/macros.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/macros.yaml
@@ -88,16 +88,6 @@
     builders:
       - shell: "/usr/local/jenkins/slave_scripts/run-tox.sh 27"
 
-- builder:
-    name: python26-essex
-    builders:
-      - shell: "/usr/local/jenkins/slave_scripts/run-tox.sh 26-essex"
-
-- builder:
-    name: python27-essex
-    builders:
-      - shell: "/usr/local/jenkins/slave_scripts/run-tox.sh 27-essex"
-
 - builder:
     name: tarball
     builders:
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
index 5aff9cc3c2..54d4cc7f87 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -609,8 +609,6 @@ projects:
         - gate-ceilometer-pep8
         - gate-ceilometer-python26
         - gate-ceilometer-python27
-        - gate-ceilometer-python26-essex
-        - gate-ceilometer-python27-essex
     gate:
       - gate-ceilometer-merge:
         - gate-ceilometer-pep8