diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/OWNERS
index 9b2649db615..f76281ad3be 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/OWNERS
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ approvers:
 - sttts
 labels:
 - sig/api-machinery
-- area/custom-resources