diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index e4e7c47c5a3c90a1e9cb8a47045dffa4d1bbd137..0fb594c5425c3c2e1f5cf377957c4ebc127a59e0 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.
-/** @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
-/*.podspec @muxi @makdharma @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
-/binding.gyp @murgatroid99 @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
-/Gemfile @murgatroid99 @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
-/grpc.gemspec @murgatroid99 @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
-/package.json @murgatroid99 @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
-/Rakefile @murgatroid99 @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
-/grpc.bzl @muxi @makdharma @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
+/*.podspec @muxi @makdharma
+/binding.gyp @murgatroid99
+/Gemfile @murgatroid99
+/grpc.gemspec @murgatroid99
+/package.json @murgatroid99
+/Rakefile @murgatroid99
+/grpc.bzl @muxi @makdharma
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-/cmake/** @jtattermusch @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
-/doc/PROTOCOL-HTTP2.md @ejona86 @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
-/doc/interop-test-descriptions.md @ejona86 @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
-/etc/** @jboeuf @nicolasnoble @a11r @ctiller
-/examples/node/** @murgatroid99 @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
-/examples/objective-c/** @muxi @makdharma @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
+/cmake/** @jtattermusch
+/doc/PROTOCOL-HTTP2.md @ejona86
+/doc/interop-test-descriptions.md @ejona86
+/etc/** @jboeuf @nicolasnoble
+/examples/node/** @murgatroid99
+/examples/objective-c/** @muxi @makdharma
 /examples/python/** @nathanielmanistaatgoogle @kpayson64 @mehrdada
-/include/** @ctiller @markdroth @dgquintas @a11r @nicolasnoble
+/include/** @ctiller @markdroth @dgquintas
 /src/core/** @ctiller @markdroth @dgquintas
 /src/core/lib/iomgr/*_uv.c @murgatroid99 @ctiller @markdroth @dgquintas
 /src/core/lib/iomgr/*_uv.h @murgatroid99 @ctiller @markdroth @dgquintas
 /src/cpp/** @ctiller @markdroth @dgquintas
-/src/csharp/** @jtattermusch @apolcyn @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
-/src/node/** @murgatroid99 @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
-/src/objective-c/** @muxi @makdharma @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
-/src/php/** @stanley-cheung @murgatroid99 @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
+/src/csharp/** @jtattermusch @apolcyn
+/src/node/** @murgatroid99
+/src/objective-c/** @muxi @makdharma
+/src/php/** @stanley-cheung @murgatroid99
 /src/python/** @nathanielmanistaatgoogle @kpayson64 @mehrdada
 /src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py @a11y @ctiller @nicolasnoble @nathanielmanistaatgoogle @kpayson64 @mehrdada
-/src/ruby/** @apolcyn @murgatroid99 @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
-/test/build/** @ctiller @markdroth @dgquintas @a11r @nicolasnoble
+/src/ruby/** @apolcyn @murgatroid99
+/test/build/** @ctiller @markdroth @dgquintas
 /test/core/** @ctiller @markdroth @dgquintas
 /test/cpp/** @ctiller @markdroth @dgquintas
 /test/cpp/qps/** @vjpai @ctiller @markdroth @dgquintas
-/test/distrib/node/** @murgatroid99 @a11r @nicolasnoble @ctiller
-/tools/** @matt-kwong @jtattermusch @nicolasnoble @a11r @ctiller
+/test/distrib/node/** @murgatroid99
+/tools/** @matt-kwong @jtattermusch @nicolasnoble
 /tools/codegen/core/** @ctiller @dgquintas @markdroth
 /tools/distrib/python/** @nathanielmanistaatgoogle @kpayson64 @mehrdada
-/tools/run_tests/artifacts/*_node* @murgatroid99 @matt-kwong @jtattermusch @nicolasnoble @a11r @ctiller
-/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/*_node* @murgatroid99 @matt-kwong @jtattermusch @nicolasnoble @a11r @ctiller
+/tools/run_tests/artifacts/*_node* @murgatroid99 @matt-kwong @jtattermusch @nicolasnoble
+/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/*_node* @murgatroid99 @matt-kwong @jtattermusch @nicolasnoble
diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index 7e6a84c57a81acc29caa2c21de9de0c2f8a168bb..f42b9870db8a5aedd7ff606dfb2c7a03cdd695fd 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