diff --git a/playbooks/test-ensure-java.yaml b/playbooks/test-ensure-java.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index fd73370..0000000
--- a/playbooks/test-ensure-java.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-- hosts: all
-  roles:
-    - ensure-java
-  tasks:
-    - name: Print java version
-      command: java -fullversion
diff --git a/roles/ensure-java/README.rst b/roles/ensure-java/README.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 08eeb43..0000000
--- a/roles/ensure-java/README.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-Ensure that Java is installed
-
-Installs the specified version of the JDK.
-
-**Role Variables**
-
-.. zuul:rolevar:: java_version
-   :default: 8
-
-   Version of Java to install.
diff --git a/roles/ensure-java/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/ensure-java/defaults/main.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ed782d..0000000
--- a/roles/ensure-java/defaults/main.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-java_version: 8
diff --git a/roles/ensure-java/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/ensure-java/tasks/main.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index a0d4366..0000000
--- a/roles/ensure-java/tasks/main.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-- name: Install JDK
-  become: true
-  package:
-    name: openjdk-{{ java_version }}-jdk
-    state: present
diff --git a/zuul.d/project.yaml b/zuul.d/project.yaml
index 12c9c7c..b5e2610 100644
--- a/zuul.d/project.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/project.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
     check:
       jobs:
         - test-ensure-bazelisk
-        - test-ensure-java
         - test-gerrit-setup
         - test-install-build-essential
         - test-gerrit-plugin-build
diff --git a/zuul.d/test-jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/test-jobs.yaml
index 9f082ee..e351678 100644
--- a/zuul.d/test-jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/test-jobs.yaml
@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@
       - playbooks/test-ensure-bazelisk.yaml
 
 - job:
-    name: test-ensure-java
-    run: playbooks/test-ensure-java.yaml
-    files:
-      - roles/ensure-java/.*
-      - playbooks/test-ensure-java.yaml
-
-- job:
     name: test-install-build-essential
     run: playbooks/test-install-build-essential.yaml
     files: