diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 344e3504..d4cb5597 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -1,18 +1,3 @@
-- job:
-    name: base
-    pre-run: base/pre
-    post-run: base/post
-    roles:
-      - zuul: openstack-infra/openstack-zuul-roles
-    success-url: http://zuulv3-dev.openstack.org/logs/{build.uuid}/
-    failure-url: http://zuulv3-dev.openstack.org/logs/{build.uuid}/
-    timeout: 1800
-    vars:
-      zuul_workspace_root: /home/zuul
-    nodes:
-      - name: ubuntu-xenial
-        label: ubuntu-xenial
-
 - job:
     name: tox
     parent: base
diff --git a/playbooks/base/post.yaml b/playbooks/base/post.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index f679dcea..00000000
--- a/playbooks/base/post.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-- hosts: all
-  tasks: []
diff --git a/playbooks/base/pre.yaml b/playbooks/base/pre.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index dc68b977..00000000
--- a/playbooks/base/pre.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-- hosts: all
-  roles:
-    - prepare-workspace
-    - openstack-info