diff --git a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/10k_users.md b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/10k_users.md
index e554f5c36930fe2b38c26984ccbfd1691989649f..83110cbe624062bd396391f0e21742291f5c12af 100644
--- a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/10k_users.md
+++ b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/10k_users.md
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ cloud "**Object Storage**" as object_storage #white
 elb -[#6a9be7]-> gitlab
 elb -[#6a9be7]--> monitor
 
-gitlab -[#32CD32]> sidekiq
 gitlab -[#32CD32]--> ilb
 gitlab -[#32CD32]-> object_storage
 gitlab -[#32CD32]---> redis
@@ -2481,7 +2480,6 @@ elb -[#6a9be7]-> gitlab
 elb -[#6a9be7]-> monitor
 elb -[hidden]-> support
 
-gitlab -[#32CD32]> sidekiq
 gitlab -[#32CD32]--> ilb
 gitlab -[#32CD32]-> object_storage
 gitlab -[#32CD32]---> redis
diff --git a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/25k_users.md b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/25k_users.md
index 920ed5a7652107d2a420e1424ae9dd54a552745b..2eb50779c84444c7e1afbac167f9804113a2212d 100644
--- a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/25k_users.md
+++ b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/25k_users.md
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ cloud "**Object Storage**" as object_storage #white
 elb -[#6a9be7]-> gitlab
 elb -[#6a9be7]--> monitor
 
-gitlab -[#32CD32]> sidekiq
 gitlab -[#32CD32]--> ilb
 gitlab -[#32CD32]-> object_storage
 gitlab -[#32CD32]---> redis
@@ -2493,7 +2492,6 @@ elb -[#6a9be7]-> gitlab
 elb -[#6a9be7]-> monitor
 elb -[hidden]-> support
 
-gitlab -[#32CD32]> sidekiq
 gitlab -[#32CD32]--> ilb
 gitlab -[#32CD32]-> object_storage
 gitlab -[#32CD32]---> redis
diff --git a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/3k_users.md b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/3k_users.md
index 71ca67075d33c063d3857a733411fa1bc6357f7a..6bcbf73e1207a039eb32d2423fb0c98ed2b511fa 100644
--- a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/3k_users.md
+++ b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/3k_users.md
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ cloud "**Object Storage**" as object_storage #white
 elb -[#6a9be7]-> gitlab
 elb -[#6a9be7]--> monitor
 
-gitlab -[#32CD32]> sidekiq
 gitlab -[#32CD32]--> ilb
 gitlab -[#32CD32]-> object_storage
 gitlab -[#32CD32]---> redis
diff --git a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/50k_users.md b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/50k_users.md
index 3b3b1cf8cede808342140537c0ccb15ff7cc5064..ca3dddfa3bb1eeab73e0c1a07b2b056c8ad2dd6c 100644
--- a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/50k_users.md
+++ b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/50k_users.md
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ cloud "**Object Storage**" as object_storage #white
 elb -[#6a9be7]-> gitlab
 elb -[#6a9be7]--> monitor
 
-gitlab -[#32CD32]> sidekiq
 gitlab -[#32CD32]--> ilb
 gitlab -[#32CD32]-> object_storage
 gitlab -[#32CD32]---> redis
@@ -2504,7 +2503,6 @@ elb -[#6a9be7]-> gitlab
 elb -[#6a9be7]-> monitor
 elb -[hidden]-> support
 
-gitlab -[#32CD32]> sidekiq
 gitlab -[#32CD32]--> ilb
 gitlab -[#32CD32]-> object_storage
 gitlab -[#32CD32]---> redis
diff --git a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/5k_users.md b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/5k_users.md
index b5001068945a33d5b79ef24c862acd93b97cd017..271bbff7b78600c0bbdfd3e8291778efb10edab2 100644
--- a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/5k_users.md
+++ b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/5k_users.md
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ cloud "**Object Storage**" as object_storage #white
 elb -[#6a9be7]-> gitlab
 elb -[#6a9be7]--> monitor
 
-gitlab -[#32CD32]> sidekiq
 gitlab -[#32CD32]--> ilb
 gitlab -[#32CD32]-> object_storage
 gitlab -[#32CD32]---> redis
@@ -2182,7 +2181,6 @@ elb -[#6a9be7]-> gitlab
 elb -[#6a9be7]-> monitor
 elb -[hidden]-> support
 
-gitlab -[#32CD32]> sidekiq
 gitlab -[#32CD32]--> ilb
 gitlab -[#32CD32]-> object_storage
 gitlab -[#32CD32]---> redis