diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/OWNERS
index 49dabc61b00..c02ec6a250f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/OWNERS
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ reviewers:
 - resouer
 - cjcullen
 - rmmh
-- lixiaobing10051267
 - asalkeld
 - juanvallejo
 - lojies
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/OWNERS
index a8cd4b432bf..bd61bc76660 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/OWNERS
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ reviewers:
 - madhusudancs
 - hongchaodeng
 - krousey
-- markturansky
-- fgrzadkowski
 - xiang90
 - mml
 - ingvagabund
@@ -42,10 +40,6 @@ reviewers:
 - jessfraz
 - david-mcmahon
 - mfojtik
-- '249043822'
-- lixiaobing10051267
-- ddysher
 - mqliang
-- feihujiang
 - sdminonne
 - ncdc
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/OWNERS
index 03ec598b326..44d93f84fa3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/OWNERS
@@ -12,4 +12,3 @@ reviewers:
 - timothysc
 - ingvagabund
 - resouer
-- goltermann
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/metrics/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/metrics/OWNERS
index f150be53699..ad52d0c5cc0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/metrics/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/metrics/OWNERS
@@ -5,5 +5,3 @@ reviewers:
 - eparis
 - krousey
 - jayunit100
-- fgrzadkowski
-- tmrts