diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 6f28146..5f3d5bc 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # CODEOWNERS for .project metadata repository
 # Changes to project metadata require maintainer review.
-* @aobort @gecube @kingdonb @klinch0 @kvaps @lllamnyp @matthieu-robin @mattia-eleuteri @nbykov0 @tym83 @IvanHunters @androndo @lexfrei @myasnikovdaniil @sircthulhu @absoludity @andresmgot @antgamdia @arapulido @beni0888 @castelblanque @cscazorla @dlaloue-vmware @gfichtenholt @migmartri @ppbaena @prydonius @satya-dillikar @controller-tools-admins @controller-tools-approvers @controller-tools-maintainers @smarterclayton @deads2k @sttts @liggitt @caesarxuchao @jpbetz @leonnicolas @squat 
+* @kingdonb @klinch0 @kvaps @lllamnyp @matthieu-robin @mattia-eleuteri @nbykov0 @tym83 @IvanHunters @androndo @lexfrei @myasnikovdaniil @sircthulhu
diff --git a/maintainers.yaml b/maintainers.yaml
index 1b35235..3ebfdb9 100644
--- a/maintainers.yaml
+++ b/maintainers.yaml
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ maintainers:
     teams:
       - name: "project-maintainers"
         members:
-          - aobort
-          - gecube
           - kingdonb
           - klinch0
           - kvaps
@@ -23,45 +21,3 @@ maintainers:
           - lexfrei
           - myasnikovdaniil
           - sircthulhu
-          - absoludity
-          - andresmgot
-          - antgamdia
-          - arapulido
-          - beni0888
-          - castelblanque
-          - cscazorla
-          - dlaloue-vmware
-          - gfichtenholt
-          - migmartri
-          - ppbaena
-          - prydonius
-          - satya-dillikar
-          - controller-tools-admins
-          - controller-tools-approvers
-          - controller-tools-maintainers
-          - smarterclayton
-          - deads2k
-          - sttts
-          - liggitt
-          - caesarxuchao
-          - jpbetz
-          - leonnicolas
-          - squat
-      - name: "reviewers"
-        members:
-          - controller-tools-reviewers
-          - controller-tools-admins
-          - controller-tools-approvers
-          - apelisse
-          - thockin
-          - smarterclayton
-          - wojtek-t
-          - deads2k
-          - derekwaynecarr
-          - caesarxuchao
-          - cheftako
-          - mikedanese
-          - liggitt
-          - sttts
-          - logicalhan
-          - jpbetz