diff --git a/grpc/OWNERS b/grpc/OWNERS
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index cdbc4bec..00000000
--- a/grpc/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Top level ownership
-@markdroth **/OWNERS
-@a11r **/OWNERS
diff --git a/grpc/bazel/OWNERS b/grpc/bazel/OWNERS
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index cf079bfa..00000000
--- a/grpc/bazel/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-set noparent
-@jtattermusch
-@veblush
-@gnossen
-
diff --git a/grpc/cmake/OWNERS b/grpc/cmake/OWNERS
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index 47d3b37a..00000000
--- a/grpc/cmake/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-set noparent
-@jtattermusch
-@apolcyn
diff --git a/grpc/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/OWNERS b/grpc/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 14a32648..00000000
--- a/grpc/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-set noparent
-@markdroth
-
diff --git a/grpc/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/OWNERS b/grpc/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 2713ac87..00000000
--- a/grpc/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-set noparent
-@ctiller
diff --git a/grpc/src/core/ext/xds/OWNERS b/grpc/src/core/ext/xds/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 14a32648..00000000
--- a/grpc/src/core/ext/xds/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-set noparent
-@markdroth
-
diff --git a/grpc/src/core/lib/resolver/OWNERS b/grpc/src/core/lib/resolver/OWNERS
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index 14a32648..00000000
--- a/grpc/src/core/lib/resolver/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-set noparent
-@markdroth
-
diff --git a/grpc/src/core/lib/service_config/OWNERS b/grpc/src/core/lib/service_config/OWNERS
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index 14a32648..00000000
--- a/grpc/src/core/lib/service_config/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-set noparent
-@markdroth
-
diff --git a/grpc/src/core/lib/surface/OWNERS b/grpc/src/core/lib/surface/OWNERS
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index 2713ac87..00000000
--- a/grpc/src/core/lib/surface/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-set noparent
-@ctiller
diff --git a/grpc/src/core/lib/transport/OWNERS b/grpc/src/core/lib/transport/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 2713ac87..00000000
--- a/grpc/src/core/lib/transport/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-set noparent
-@ctiller
diff --git a/grpc/tools/dockerfile/OWNERS b/grpc/tools/dockerfile/OWNERS
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index 24fecf89..00000000
--- a/grpc/tools/dockerfile/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-set noparent
-
-# These owners are in place to ensure that dockerfiles are changed in a way
-# that maximizes use of docker cache when rebuilding and that the docker images
-# are fast to build and sane in general.
-# Also, push_testing_images.sh needs to be used upon changing the docker images
-# for kokoro to be able to access the pre-built images.
-
-@jtattermusch
-@apolcyn