diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index e4e7c47c5a3..0fb594c5425 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,41 +1,40 @@
 # Auto-generated by the tools/mkowners/mkowners.py tool
 # Uses OWNERS files in different modules throughout the
 # repository as the source of truth for module ownership.
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-/Rakefile @murgatroid99 @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
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diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index 7e6a84c57a8..f42b9870db8 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Top level ownership
 
-@a11r
-@nicolasnoble
-@ctiller
+#@a11r
+#@nicolasnoble
+#@ctiller
 
 @murgatroid99 binding.gyp Gemfile grpc.gemspec package.json Rakefile
 @muxi *.podspec grpc.bzl