diff --git a/bin/OWNERS b/bin/OWNERS
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index cc954e148ab8..000000000000
--- a/bin/OWNERS
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@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - costinm
-  - douglas-reid
-  - mandarjog
-  - sdake
diff --git a/galley/OWNERS b/galley/OWNERS
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index 581d0a16b398..000000000000
--- a/galley/OWNERS
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@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-options:
-  no_parent_owners: true
-
-approvers:
-  - geeknoid
-  - ozevren
diff --git a/install/OWNERS b/install/OWNERS
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index 6c97608f9958..000000000000
--- a/install/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - costinm
-  - sdake
-  - linsun
-  - rshriram
-  - howardjohn
-  - mandarjog
-  - morvencao
-  - ostromart
diff --git a/install/kubernetes/helm/istio/charts/galley/OWNERS b/install/kubernetes/helm/istio/charts/galley/OWNERS
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--- a/install/kubernetes/helm/istio/charts/galley/OWNERS
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@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - cmluciano
-  - geeknoid
-  - ozevren
-  - ayj
diff --git a/install/kubernetes/helm/istio/charts/sidecarInjectorWebhook/OWNERS b/install/kubernetes/helm/istio/charts/sidecarInjectorWebhook/OWNERS
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index 9e2c32b96b23..000000000000
--- a/install/kubernetes/helm/istio/charts/sidecarInjectorWebhook/OWNERS
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - ostromart
diff --git a/istioctl/OWNERS b/istioctl/OWNERS
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index a4053002787d..000000000000
--- a/istioctl/OWNERS
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@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - ozevren
-  - liamawhite
-  - nmittler
-  - esnible
-  - fisherxu
-  - irisdingbj
diff --git a/mixer/OWNERS b/mixer/OWNERS
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index aa3f315f010d..000000000000
--- a/mixer/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - douglas-reid
-  - geeknoid
-  - kyessenov
-  - mandarjog
diff --git a/mixer/test/client/OWNERS b/mixer/test/client/OWNERS
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--- a/mixer/test/client/OWNERS
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@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - qiwzhang
-  - JimmyCYJ
-  - kyessenov
-  - lizan
diff --git a/pilot/OWNERS b/pilot/OWNERS
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index 468dfcb0a426..000000000000
--- a/pilot/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - andraxylia
-  - costinm
-  - diemtvu
-  - GregHanson
-  - hzxuzhonghu
-  - nmittler
-  - rshriram
-  - vadimeisenbergibm
-  - zackbutcher
-  - howardjohn
diff --git a/pilot/pkg/networking/OWNERS b/pilot/pkg/networking/OWNERS
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index e128fef878d7..000000000000
--- a/pilot/pkg/networking/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - costinm
-  - GregHanson
-  - rshriram
-  - zackbutcher
-  - ostromart
-  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pilot/pkg/networking/plugin/authn/OWNERS b/pilot/pkg/networking/plugin/authn/OWNERS
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index 31568315aea4..000000000000
--- a/pilot/pkg/networking/plugin/authn/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - diemtvu
-  - yangminzhu
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pilot/pkg/networking/plugin/authz/OWNERS b/pilot/pkg/networking/plugin/authz/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index d9fa7a727183..000000000000
--- a/pilot/pkg/networking/plugin/authz/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - diemtvu
-  - yangminzhu
diff --git a/pilot/pkg/networking/plugin/mixer/OWNERS b/pilot/pkg/networking/plugin/mixer/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e92eac5ab18..000000000000
--- a/pilot/pkg/networking/plugin/mixer/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - kyessenov
-  - douglas-reid
-  - mandarjog
diff --git a/pilot/pkg/security/OWNERS b/pilot/pkg/security/OWNERS
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index 54830d3202cd..000000000000
--- a/pilot/pkg/security/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - diemtvu
-  - yangminzhu
-  - quanjielin
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/OWNERS b/pkg/OWNERS
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index b9ac894372ef..000000000000
--- a/pkg/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-options:
-  no_parent_owners: true
-
-approvers:
-  - geeknoid
-  - nmittler
-  - ozevren
-
diff --git a/pkg/bootstrap/OWNERS b/pkg/bootstrap/OWNERS
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index 6b107d9b5553..000000000000
--- a/pkg/bootstrap/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-options:
-  no_parent_owners: true
-
-approvers:
-  - mandarjog
-  - costinm
diff --git a/pkg/mcp/OWNERS b/pkg/mcp/OWNERS
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index 1e1898b4e60b..000000000000
--- a/pkg/mcp/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - ozevren
-  - ayj
diff --git a/prow/OWNERS b/prow/OWNERS
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index 9e57ff78fb0e..000000000000
--- a/prow/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-options:
-  no_parent_owners: true
-
-reviewers:
-  - wg-testing
-approvers:
-  - wg-testing-leads
-
-labels:
-  - ci/prow
diff --git a/release/OWNERS b/release/OWNERS
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index 87c809c51448..000000000000
--- a/release/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - hklai
-  - rkpagadala
-  - utka
diff --git a/samples/OWNERS b/samples/OWNERS
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index 58b7f737b85d..000000000000
--- a/samples/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - frankbu
-  - kyessenov
-  - rshriram
-  - vadimeisenbergibm
-  - venilnoronha
diff --git a/security/OWNERS b/security/OWNERS
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index bedb7d009579..000000000000
--- a/security/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - diemtvu
-  - incfly
-  - myidpt
-  - quanjielin
-  - wattli
diff --git a/tests/OWNERS b/tests/OWNERS
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index 6b96d4d09de3..000000000000
--- a/tests/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - costinm
-  - hklai
-  - nmittler
-  - utka
diff --git a/tests/e2e/local/OWNERS b/tests/e2e/local/OWNERS
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index 4bc7673dbcc9..000000000000
--- a/tests/e2e/local/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - gargnupur
-  - kimikowang 
-  - hklai
-  - JimmyCYJ
-  - m1093782566
diff --git a/tests/e2e/tests/pilot/OWNERS b/tests/e2e/tests/pilot/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 8428d70d13e5..000000000000
--- a/tests/e2e/tests/pilot/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - andraxylia
-  - costinm
-  - GregHanson
-  - hzxuzhonghu
-  - nmittler
-  - rshriram
-  - vadimeisenbergibm
-  - zackbutcher
diff --git a/tests/integration/OWNERS b/tests/integration/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index a3cf472a7dff..000000000000
--- a/tests/integration/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - nmittler
-  - ozevren
diff --git a/tests/integration/conformance/OWNERS b/tests/integration/conformance/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index a3cf472a7dff..000000000000
--- a/tests/integration/conformance/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - nmittler
-  - ozevren
diff --git a/tests/integration/framework/OWNERS b/tests/integration/framework/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index a3cf472a7dff..000000000000
--- a/tests/integration/framework/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - nmittler
-  - ozevren
diff --git a/tests/integration/galley/OWNERS b/tests/integration/galley/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 2432122d82a7..000000000000
--- a/tests/integration/galley/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - geeknoid
-  - ozevren
diff --git a/tests/integration/mixer/OWNERS b/tests/integration/mixer/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index af8020e607ab..000000000000
--- a/tests/integration/mixer/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - bianpengyuan
-  - douglas-reid
-  - gargnupur
-  - geeknoid
-  - kyessenov
-  - mandarjog
diff --git a/tests/integration/pilot/OWNERS b/tests/integration/pilot/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 3af9d587525a..000000000000
--- a/tests/integration/pilot/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - andraxylia
-  - costinm
-  - nmittler
-  - rshriram
diff --git a/tests/integration/qualification/OWNERS b/tests/integration/qualification/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index e41698b06615..000000000000
--- a/tests/integration/qualification/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - nmittler
diff --git a/tests/integration/security/OWNERS b/tests/integration/security/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index c228a81bfe9d..000000000000
--- a/tests/integration/security/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - diemtvu
-  - incfly
-  - myidpt
-  - quanjielin
-  - wattli
-  - yangminzhu
-  - JimmyCYJ
diff --git a/tests/integration/security/rbac/OWNERS b/tests/integration/security/rbac/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index be42cde1f6a6..000000000000
--- a/tests/integration/security/rbac/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - yangminzhu
-  - liminw
diff --git a/tools/OWNERS b/tools/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 981ed2153c69..000000000000
--- a/tools/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - sdake
-  - mandarjog
-  - nmittler