diff --git a/Godeps/OWNERS b/Godeps/OWNERS
index ca3bdf4cc79..3d49f30605a 100644
--- a/Godeps/OWNERS
+++ b/Godeps/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-reviewers:
-- dep-reviewers
 approvers:
 - dep-approvers
diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
index d16a41fbc66..d783031acf4 100644
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -225,10 +225,6 @@ aliases:
     - piosz
     - jsafrane
     - jbeda
-  dep-reviewers:
-    - cblecker
-    - thockin
-    - sttts
   dep-approvers:
     - cblecker
     - thockin
diff --git a/hack/godep-save.sh b/hack/godep-save.sh
index 773f198dd22..a7146f13bda 100755
--- a/hack/godep-save.sh
+++ b/hack/godep-save.sh
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ hack/update-godep-licenses.sh >/dev/null
 kube::log::status "Creating OWNERS file"
 rm -f "Godeps/OWNERS" "vendor/OWNERS"
 cat <<__EOF__ > "Godeps/OWNERS"
-reviewers:
-- dep-reviewers
 approvers:
 - dep-approvers
 __EOF__
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/Godeps/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/Godeps/OWNERS
index ca3bdf4cc79..3d49f30605a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/Godeps/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/Godeps/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-reviewers:
-- dep-reviewers
 approvers:
 - dep-approvers
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/Godeps/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/Godeps/OWNERS
index ca3bdf4cc79..3d49f30605a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/Godeps/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/Godeps/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-reviewers:
-- dep-reviewers
 approvers:
 - dep-approvers
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/Godeps/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/Godeps/OWNERS
index ca3bdf4cc79..3d49f30605a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/Godeps/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/Godeps/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-reviewers:
-- dep-reviewers
 approvers:
 - dep-approvers
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/Godeps/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/Godeps/OWNERS
index ca3bdf4cc79..3d49f30605a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/Godeps/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/Godeps/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-reviewers:
-- dep-reviewers
 approvers:
 - dep-approvers
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/Godeps/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/Godeps/OWNERS
index ca3bdf4cc79..3d49f30605a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/Godeps/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/Godeps/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-reviewers:
-- dep-reviewers
 approvers:
 - dep-approvers
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/Godeps/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/Godeps/OWNERS
index ca3bdf4cc79..3d49f30605a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/Godeps/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/Godeps/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-reviewers:
-- dep-reviewers
 approvers:
 - dep-approvers
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/Godeps/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/Godeps/OWNERS
index ca3bdf4cc79..3d49f30605a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/Godeps/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/Godeps/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-reviewers:
-- dep-reviewers
 approvers:
 - dep-approvers
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/Godeps/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/Godeps/OWNERS
index ca3bdf4cc79..3d49f30605a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/Godeps/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/Godeps/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-reviewers:
-- dep-reviewers
 approvers:
 - dep-approvers
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/Godeps/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/Godeps/OWNERS
index ca3bdf4cc79..3d49f30605a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/Godeps/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/Godeps/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-reviewers:
-- dep-reviewers
 approvers:
 - dep-approvers
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/Godeps/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/Godeps/OWNERS
index ca3bdf4cc79..3d49f30605a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/Godeps/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/Godeps/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-reviewers:
-- dep-reviewers
 approvers:
 - dep-approvers
diff --git a/vendor/OWNERS b/vendor/OWNERS
index ca3bdf4cc79..3d49f30605a 100644
--- a/vendor/OWNERS
+++ b/vendor/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-reviewers:
-- dep-reviewers
 approvers:
 - dep-approvers