diff --git a/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/defaults/main.yml
index e9a3e2ab2..588c69f90 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/defaults/main.yml
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ kolla_openstack_logging_debug:
 #kolla_enable_cinder_backend_iscsi:
 #kolla_enable_cinder_backend_lvm:
 #kolla_enable_cloudkitty:
-#kolla_enable_congress:
 #kolla_enable_etcd:
 #kolla_enable_gnocchi:
 #kolla_enable_grafana:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/templates/overcloud-components.j2 b/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/templates/overcloud-components.j2
index 2e98a3f02..98d5b25db 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/templates/overcloud-components.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/templates/overcloud-components.j2
@@ -177,9 +177,6 @@ control
 control
 compute
 
-[congress:children]
-control
-
 [panko:children]
 control
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/templates/overcloud-services.j2 b/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/templates/overcloud-services.j2
index 49b27bfba..2f5aabb71 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/templates/overcloud-services.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/templates/overcloud-services.j2
@@ -352,16 +352,6 @@ compute
 [cyborg-conductor:children]
 cyborg
 
-# Congress
-[congress-api:children]
-congress
-
-[congress-datasource:children]
-congress
-
-[congress-policy-engine:children]
-congress
-
 # Panko
 [panko-api:children]
 panko
diff --git a/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/tests/test-extras.yml b/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/tests/test-extras.yml
index fc680cfee..cc643a8e2 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/tests/test-extras.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/tests/test-extras.yml
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@
             kolla_enable_cinder_backend_lvm: True
             kolla_enable_cinder_backend_nfs: True
             kolla_enable_cloudkitty: True
-            kolla_enable_congress: True
             kolla_enable_designate: True
             kolla_enable_elasticsearch: True
             kolla_enable_etcd: True
@@ -291,7 +290,6 @@
               #enable_cinder_backend_lvm: True
               #enable_cinder_backend_nfs: True
               #enable_cloudkitty: True
-              #enable_congress: True
               #enable_designate: True
               #enable_elasticsearch: True
               #enable_etcd: True
diff --git a/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/vars/main.yml b/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/vars/main.yml
index 4a1bf1b4e..fcfc16fcd 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/vars/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/vars/main.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ kolla_feature_flags:
   - cinder_backup
   - cloudkitty
   - collectd
-  - congress
   - cyborg
   - designate
   - destroy_images
@@ -106,7 +105,6 @@ kolla_feature_flags:
   - horizon
   - horizon_blazar
   - horizon_cloudkitty
-  - horizon_congress
   - horizon_designate
   - horizon_freezer
   - horizon_fwaas
diff --git a/etc/kayobe/kolla.yml b/etc/kayobe/kolla.yml
index 8a342dee9..71e04c179 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/kolla.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/kolla.yml
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@
 #kolla_enable_cinder_backup:
 #kolla_enable_cloudkitty:
 #kolla_enable_collectd:
-#kolla_enable_congress:
 #kolla_enable_cyborg:
 #kolla_enable_designate:
 #kolla_enable_destroy_images:
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-congress-support-0f6a327de69e2173.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-congress-support-0f6a327de69e2173.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f829b844e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-congress-support-0f6a327de69e2173.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The ``congress`` project is no longer maintained. This has been
+    `retired since Victoria`__ and has not been used by other OpenStack
+    services since.
+
+    __ http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-discuss/2020-April/014292.html