diff --git a/playbooks/legacy/nodepool-provider/README.rst b/playbooks/legacy/nodepool-provider/README.rst
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+++ b/playbooks/legacy/nodepool-provider/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This playbook writes a backwards compatible /etc/nodepool/provider file for
+legacy jobs running on Zuul v3 which no longer provides that file.
diff --git a/playbooks/legacy/nodepool-provider/pre.yaml b/playbooks/legacy/nodepool-provider/pre.yaml
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@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+- name: Configure /etc/nodepool/provider for backwards compatibility
+  hosts: all
+  gather_facts: no
+  tasks:
+    - name: Warn that /etc/nodepool/provider is deprecated
+      debug:
+        msg: |
+          The /etc/nodepool/provider file no longer exists and is being created
+          for backwards compatibility purposes. The variables provided by this
+          file are now available through Ansible under hostvars['nodepool'].
+
+    - name: Create /etc/nodepool/provider file
+      copy:
+        content: |
+          NODEPOOL_PROVIDER={{ hostvars['nodepool']['provider'] }}
+          NODEPOOL_CLOUD={{ hostvars['nodepool']['cloud'] }}
+          NODEPOOL_REGION={{ hostvars['nodepool']['region'] }}
+          NODEPOOL_AZ={{ hostvars['nodepool']['az'] }}
+        dest: /etc/nodepool/provider
diff --git a/zuul.d/zuul-legacy-jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/zuul-legacy-jobs.yaml
index e1b9da05..d5328498 100644
--- a/zuul.d/zuul-legacy-jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/zuul-legacy-jobs.yaml
@@ -8656,6 +8656,7 @@
     description: |
       Base job template for TripleO jobs that leverage devstack-gate/dsvm
     parent: legacy-publish-openstack-artifacts
+    pre-run: playbooks/legacy/nodepool-provider/pre
     required-projects:
       - openstack/aodh
       - openstack/barbican