diff --git a/zuul.d/general-jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/general-jobs.yaml
index dd2dc6b00..85d4ceb70 100644
--- a/zuul.d/general-jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/general-jobs.yaml
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@
 
 - job:
     name: validate-zone-db
-    parent: base
     description: |
       Validate zone.db files in project.