diff --git a/inventory/openstack.yaml b/inventory/openstack.yaml
index d5c1b05e9c..bfe1e13c8e 100644
--- a/inventory/openstack.yaml
+++ b/inventory/openstack.yaml
@@ -167,12 +167,6 @@ all:
         cloud: openstackci-vexxhost
         region_name: sjc1
       public_v4: 38.108.68.124
-    gitea01.opendev.org:
-      ansible_host: 38.108.68.93
-      location:
-        cloud: openstackci-vexxhost
-        region_name: sjc1
-      public_v4: 38.108.68.93
     gitea02.opendev.org:
       ansible_host: 38.108.68.122
       location:
diff --git a/playbooks/group_vars/gitea-lb.yaml b/playbooks/group_vars/gitea-lb.yaml
index 4aa25eefbe..63d6eabdd9 100644
--- a/playbooks/group_vars/gitea-lb.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/group_vars/gitea-lb.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ haproxy_listeners:
     bind:
       - ':::80'
     servers:
-      - name: 'gitea01.opendev.org'
-        address: '38.108.68.93:3080'
+      #- name: 'gitea01.opendev.org'
+      #  address: '38.108.68.93:3080'
       - name: 'gitea02.opendev.org'
         address: '38.108.68.122:3080'
       - name: 'gitea03.opendev.org'
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ haproxy_listeners:
     bind:
       - ':::443'
     servers:
-      - name: 'gitea01.opendev.org'
-        address: '38.108.68.93:3000'
+      #- name: 'gitea01.opendev.org'
+      #  address: '38.108.68.93:3000'
       - name: 'gitea02.opendev.org'
         address: '38.108.68.122:3000'
       - name: 'gitea03.opendev.org'