diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/OWNERS
index 8df88049288..090aa957b75 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/OWNERS
@@ -15,7 +15,3 @@ emeritus_reviewers:
 - dixudx
 - rosti
 - stewart-yu
-labels:
-- sig/architecture
-- sig/cluster-lifecycle
-- sig/api-machinery