diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index 353de702f..0a50248ad 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # See https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/community-membership.md
 approvers:
   - kustomize-approvers
-
 reviewers:
   - kustomize-reviewers
diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
index 68eeef720..471387dfe 100644
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -13,19 +13,12 @@ aliases:
     - yuwenma
     - annasong20
     - koba1t
-
-  kyaml-approvers:
-    - mengqiy
-    - mortent
-    - phanimarupaka
-  kyaml-reviewers:
-    - mengqiy
-    - mortent
-    - phanimarupaka
-
-  emeritus-approvers:
-    - liujingfang1
-    - Shell32-Natsu
-    - justinsb
-    - monopole
-    - pwittrock
+  #  emeritus:
+  #    - liujingfang1
+  #    - Shell32-Natsu
+  #    - justinsb
+  #    - monopole
+  #    - pwittrock
+  #    - mengqiy
+  #    - mortent
+  #    - phanimarupaka
diff --git a/cmd/config/OWNERS b/cmd/config/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 69cde09ea..000000000
--- a/cmd/config/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# See https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/community-membership.md
-approvers:
-  - kyaml-approvers
-
-reviewers:
-  - kyaml-reviewers
diff --git a/kyaml/OWNERS b/kyaml/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 69cde09ea..000000000
--- a/kyaml/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# See https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/community-membership.md
-approvers:
-  - kyaml-approvers
-
-reviewers:
-  - kyaml-reviewers