diff --git a/common/cert-manager/OWNERS b/common/cert-manager/OWNERS
index 81fd2fecb1..d277a6fcfd 100644
--- a/common/cert-manager/OWNERS
+++ b/common/cert-manager/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 approvers:
-  - kkasravi
-  - krishnadurai
-  - yanniszark
+
diff --git a/common/istio/OWNERS b/common/istio/OWNERS
index 861d7292ee..d277a6fcfd 100644
--- a/common/istio/OWNERS
+++ b/common/istio/OWNERS
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 approvers:
-  - krishnadurai
-  - lluunn
+
diff --git a/common/knative/OWNERS b/common/knative/OWNERS
index 578b12c149..d277a6fcfd 100644
--- a/common/knative/OWNERS
+++ b/common/knative/OWNERS
@@ -1,7 +1,2 @@
 approvers:
-   - adrian555
-   - animeshsingh
-   - krishnadurai 
-   - Tomcli
-   - yuzisun
 
diff --git a/common/kubeflow-roles/OWNERS b/common/kubeflow-roles/OWNERS
index 08bb0d4f9d..d277a6fcfd 100644
--- a/common/kubeflow-roles/OWNERS
+++ b/common/kubeflow-roles/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 approvers:
-  - jlewi
-  - krishnadurai
-  - kunmingg
+
diff --git a/contrib/kserve/OWNERS b/contrib/kserve/OWNERS
index 313d5c5114..e1e978e91a 100644
--- a/contrib/kserve/OWNERS
+++ b/contrib/kserve/OWNERS
@@ -1,6 +1,2 @@
 approvers:
-  - ellistarn
   - yuzisun
-  - cliveseldon
-  - animeshsingh
-  - deadeyegoodwin
diff --git a/contrib/seldon/OWNERS b/contrib/seldon/OWNERS
index b83edb0f2d..a015449d22 100644
--- a/contrib/seldon/OWNERS
+++ b/contrib/seldon/OWNERS
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 approvers:
-  - axsaucedo
   - adriangonz
-  - cliveseldon
-  - ryandawsonuk
-  - SachinVarghese
+  - ahousley
+