diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index 12e12f9963..56f6c5a283 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -4,6 +4,4 @@ reviewers:
   - code-reviewers
 approvers:
   - approvers
-emeritus_approvers:
-  - emeritus_approvers
-  
\ No newline at end of file
+emeritus_approvers: []
diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
index c96a281d29..cd701421b5 100644
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -1,103 +1,46 @@
 aliases:
   approvers:
-    - davidvossel
     - vladikr
-    - rmohr
-    - stu-gott
-    - fabiand
     - jean-edouard
-    - mhenriks
-    - enp0s3
     - xpivarc
-    - vasiliy-ul
-    - iholder101
-  emeritus_approvers:
-    - danielBelenky
-    - mazzystr
-    - cynepco3hahue
-    - slintes
-    - mfranczy
-    - SchSeba
-    - codificat
-    - ashleyschuett
-    - zcahana
-    - dhiller # 2024-03-15
-    - AlonaKaplan
-    - acardace
-    - alicefr # 2025-06-04
   code-reviewers:
     - vladikr
-    - enp0s3
     - jean-edouard
-    - mhenriks
-    - EdDev
     - xpivarc
-    - iholder101
-    - 0xFelix
     - lyarwood
     - fossedihelm
-    - victortoso
 
   #
   # SIG Test
   #
   sig-test-reviewers:
-    - enp0s3
     - xpivarc
-    - 0xFelix
-    - orelmisan
   sig-test-approvers:
-    - akalenyu
-    - kbidarkar
-    - phoracek
-    - enp0s3
     - xpivarc
-    - dhiller
-    - 0xFelix
-    - orelmisan
-  sig-test-emeritus_approvers:
-    - AlonaKaplan
+  sig-test-emeritus_approvers: []
 
   #
   # SIG Network
   # Owns anything related to networking.
   #
-  sig-network-reviewers:
-    - EdDev
-    - RamLavi
-    - ormergi
-    - orelmisan
-  sig-network-approvers:
-    - EdDev
-    - orelmisan
-  sig-network-emeritus_approvers:
-    - AlonaKaplan
+  sig-network-reviewers: []
+  sig-network-approvers: []
+  sig-network-emeritus_approvers: []
 
   #
   # SIG Scale
   # Owns to keep kubevirt's scalability comparable to Kubernetes'.
   #
-  sig-scale-approvers:
-    - rthallisey
-  sig-scale-reviewers:
-    - rthallisey
+  sig-scale-approvers: []
+  sig-scale-reviewers: []
 
   #
   # SIG Storage
   # Owns anything related to storage.
   #
-  sig-storage-approvers:
-    - mhenriks
-    - akalenyu
-    - ShellyKa13
-    - awels
-  sig-storage-reviewers:
-    - awels
-    - akalenyu
-    - ShellyKa13
-    - alromeros
-  sig-storage-emeritus_approvers:
-    - alicefr
+  sig-storage-approvers: []
+  sig-storage-reviewers: []
+  sig-storage-emeritus_approvers: []
 
   #
   # SIG API
@@ -115,37 +58,24 @@ aliases:
   #
   sig-compute-approvers:
     - jean-edouard
-    - iholder101
     - fossedihelm
-    - 0xFelix
     - vladikr
-    - enp0s3
     - xpivarc
-    - orelmisan
   sig-compute-reviewers:
-    - victortoso
     - fossedihelm
     - lyarwood
-    - 0xFelix
-    - Barakmor1
-    - dasionov
-    - orelmisan
 
   # SIG Compute Instance types sub project
   # Responsible the overall instance type feature set within SIG Compute
   sig-compute-instancetype-approvers:
     - lyarwood
-    - 0xFelix
-  sig-compute-instancetype-reviewers:
-    - akrejcir
+  sig-compute-instancetype-reviewers: []
 
   # SIG Compute virtctl sub project
   # Responsible for virtctl within SIG Compute
   sig-compute-virtctl-approvers:
-    - 0xFelix
     - fossedihelm
   sig-compute-virtctl-reviewers:
-    - oshoval
     - lyarwood
 
   #
@@ -153,15 +83,8 @@ aliases:
   # Owns the responsibility to keep kubevirt observable by i.e.
   # having mertics, alters, and runbooks.
   #
-  sig-observability-approvers:
-    - sradco
-    - machadovilaca
-    - avlitman
-  sig-observability-reviewers:
-    - machadovilaca
-    - avlitman
-    - nunnatsa
-    - orenc1
+  sig-observability-approvers: []
+  sig-observability-reviewers: []
 
   #
   # SIG Release
@@ -179,12 +102,8 @@ aliases:
   # Owns bazel, and ensures that kubevirt can be build.
   #
   sig-buildsystem-approvers:
-    - brianmcarey
-    - dhiller
     - xpivarc
   sig-buildsystem-reviewers:
-    - brianmcarey
-    - enp0s3
     - xpivarc
 
   #