diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index e1f1f87..e05056a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -27,15 +27,13 @@ The structure of the repository is as follows::
           implemented/
       other
           implemented/
-      patrole
-          implemented/
       tempest
           implemented/
 
 Expected Work Flow
 ==================
 
-1. Create a blueprint stub in ``tempest``,  ``devstack``,  ``patrole`` or ``other``
+1. Create a blueprint stub in ``tempest``,  ``devstack``, or ``other``
    blueprint repository
 2. Propose review to qa-specs repository (ensure bp:blueprint_name is
    in the commit message.  DevStack specs should go into the ``devstack/`` subdirectory
diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index 4ffd2f0..d257d3c 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -25,15 +25,6 @@ DevStack
 
    specs/devstack/*
 
-Patrole
--------
-
-.. toctree::
-   :glob:
-   :maxdepth: 2
-
-   specs/patrole/*
-
 Other
 -----
 
diff --git a/specs/patrole/placeholder.rst b/specs/patrole/placeholder.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 0228aab..0000000
--- a/specs/patrole/placeholder.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-..
-  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
-  License.
-
-  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
-
-===========
-Placeholder
-===========
-
-This is just a placeholder file to avoid sphinx errors. Please remove this
-file when you add a new rst file.