diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index af517448..086d08ce 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ commands =
     bash -c "{toxinidir}/tests/common/test-ansible-lint.sh"
 
 [testenv:functional]
+basepython = python3
 commands =
     bash -c "{toxinidir}/tests/common/test-ansible-functional.sh"
 
diff --git a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index b8609424..8e2f802c 100644
--- a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
     name: openstack-ansible-functional-centos-7
     parent: openstack-ansible-functional
     nodeset: centos-7
+    voting: false
 
 - job:
     name: openstack-ansible-upgrade-centos-7
diff --git a/zuul.d/project-templates.yaml b/zuul.d/project-templates.yaml
index 4a2ea10e..3822c6a2 100644
--- a/zuul.d/project-templates.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/project-templates.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
       jobs:
         - openstack-ansible-linters
         - openstack-ansible-functional-debian-stable
-        - openstack-ansible-functional-centos-7
         - openstack-ansible-functional-ubuntu-bionic
     experimental:
       jobs: