diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/OWNERS
index 694ffa4613b..cab937e2dd2 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/OWNERS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
+# Disable inheritance as this is owned by sig-node (should mirror same contents as pkg/kubelet/OWNERS)
+options:
+  no_parent_owners: true
 approvers:
   - dims
   - feiskyer
@@ -11,5 +14,6 @@ reviewers:
   - dims
 labels:
   - sig/node
+  - area/kubelet
 emeritus_approvers:
   - resouer
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 9cb9564e23e..00000000000
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
-
-# Disable inheritance as this is owned by sig-node (should mirror same contents as pkg/kubelet/OWNERS)
-options:
-  no_parent_owners: true
-approvers:
-  - sig-node-approvers # see https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/OWNERS_ALIASES#LC220:~:text=sig%2Dnode%2Dapprovers
-reviewers:
-  - sig-node-reviewers # see https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/OWNERS_ALIASES#LC220:~:text=sig%2Dnode%2Dreviewers
-labels:
-  - area/kubelet
-  - sig/node