diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
index 7e01d5404cd..4519d80bcad 100644
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -195,31 +195,24 @@ aliases:
     - adtac
 
   sig-cli-maintainers:
-    - brendandburns
     - deads2k
     - janetkuo
     - seans3
     - monopole
-    - droot
     - apelisse
-    - mengqiy
-    - smarterclayton
     - soltysh
     - pwittrock
     - eddiezane
   # emeritus:
   # - adohe
+  # - brendandburns
+  # - droot
+  # - mengqiy
+  # - smarterclayton
   sig-cli:
     - brianpursley
-    - deads2k
-    - derekwaynecarr
     - dixudx
-    - dims
-    - mengqiy
-    - rootfs
     - seans3
-    - shiywang
-    - smarterclayton
     - soltysh
     - pwittrock
     - zhouya0