diff --git a/images/kube-webhook-certgen/OWNERS b/images/kube-webhook-certgen/OWNERS
index 7847edf7b..b4424221c 100644
--- a/images/kube-webhook-certgen/OWNERS
+++ b/images/kube-webhook-certgen/OWNERS
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs: https://www.kubernetes.dev/docs/guide/owners
 
-approvers:
-- ingress-nginx-admins
-- ingress-nginx-maintainers
-
 reviewers:
-- ingress-nginx-admins
-- ingress-nginx-maintainers
 - ingress-nginx-kube-webhook-certgen-reviewers