diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/api-jobs.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/api-jobs.yaml
index 182c8f869a..6882c1159f 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/api-jobs.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/api-jobs.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     node: '{node}'
 
 
-# this replaces the old openstack-api-site job in Jenkins
 - job:
     name: openstack-api-ref
     concurrent: false
@@ -37,8 +36,12 @@
 
     publishers:
       - console-log
-      - upload-to-api-site
       - upload-doc-build-results
+      - ftp:
+          site: api.openstack.org
+          source: 'publish-docs/api-ref/**'
+          target: '/'
+          remove-prefix: 'publish-docs/api-ref/'
 
 
 # in zuul/layout.yaml specified to only run against master branch.
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 50780a3112..ce6a067754 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/macros.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/macros.yaml
@@ -359,15 +359,6 @@
               copy-after-failure: true
 
 
-- publisher:
-    name: upload-to-api-site
-    publishers:
-      - ftp:
-          site: api.openstack.org
-          source: 'publish-docs/**'
-          target: '/'
-          remove-prefix: 'publish-docs/'
-
 - publisher:
     name: upload-to-docs-site
     publishers: