diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index f491176bf88..0b3a8c7c682 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 /**/OWNERS @markdroth @nicolasnoble @a11r
 /bazel/** @nicolasnoble @jtattermusch @veblush @gnossen
 /cmake/** @jtattermusch @nicolasnoble @apolcyn
-/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/** @markdroth @apolcyn @AspirinSJL
+/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/** @markdroth
 /tools/dockerfile/** @jtattermusch @apolcyn @nicolasnoble
diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index 33f319803ba..9d1f63f8d12 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -1,16 +1,4 @@
 # Top level ownership
-
-# nothing listed here until GitHub CODEOWNERS gets better
-# we need:
-# 1. owners to be able to self-approve
-# 2. authors to be able to select approvers
-
-# OWNERS file approvers
-# POLICY: at least three owners are needed before adding any OWNERS
-# REASON: GitHub does not recognize an author as able to give approval
-#         for a change; without this policy authors that are owners would
-#         be forced to rely on one reviewer, which would consequently
-#         lead to a bus factor of one to changes to that code
 @markdroth **/OWNERS
 @nicolasnoble **/OWNERS
 @a11r **/OWNERS
diff --git a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/OWNERS b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/OWNERS
index d38970e0fa4..d699bedc526 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/OWNERS
+++ b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 set noparent
 @markdroth
-@apolcyn
-@AspirinSJL