diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/OWNERS b/Documentation/ABI/testing/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ab5dca46dbe..000000000000
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-per-file sysfs-fs-f2fs=file:/fs/f2fs/OWNERS
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/OWNERS b/Documentation/filesystems/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index a63dbf4659f2..000000000000
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-per-file f2fs**=file:/fs/f2fs/OWNERS
diff --git a/android/OWNERS b/android/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c8470fa5682..000000000000
--- a/android/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# If we ever add another OWNERS above this directory, it's likely to be
-# more permissive, so don't inherit from it
-set noparent
-include kernel/common:android-mainline:/OWNERS_DrNo
-
-# Downstream boards maintained directly in this manifest branch
-per-file abi_gki_aarch64_cuttlefish = adelva@google.com, rammuthiah@google.com
-per-file abi_gki_aarch64_goldfish = rkir@google.com
-
-# per-file for review purposes
-per-file gki_system_dlkm_modules = ramjiyani@google.com
-per-file abi_gki_protected_exports_* = ramjiyani@google.com
-per-file gki_*_protected_modules = ramjiyani@google.com
diff --git a/arch/arm/OWNERS b/arch/arm/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 54f66d6eb2ee..000000000000
--- a/arch/arm/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-include ../arm64/OWNERS
diff --git a/arch/arm64/OWNERS b/arch/arm64/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index f362e24fd9cf..000000000000
--- a/arch/arm64/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-per-file crypto/**=file:/crypto/OWNERS
-per-file {include,kernel,kvm,lib}/**=mzyngier@google.com,willdeacon@google.com
-per-file mm/**=file:/mm/OWNERS
-per-file net/**=file:/net/OWNERS
diff --git a/arch/x86/OWNERS b/arch/x86/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index f59fa995b361..000000000000
--- a/arch/x86/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-per-file crypto/**=file:/crypto/OWNERS
-per-file mm/**=file:/mm/OWNERS
-per-file net/**=file:/net/OWNERS
diff --git a/block/OWNERS b/block/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 2641e066350b..000000000000
--- a/block/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-bvanassche@google.com
-jaegeuk@google.com
diff --git a/crypto/OWNERS b/crypto/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ed35a0f4668..000000000000
--- a/crypto/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ardb@google.com
diff --git a/drivers/OWNERS b/drivers/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index c13fa056367d..000000000000
--- a/drivers/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-per-file base/**=gregkh@google.com,saravanak@google.com
-per-file block/**=akailash@google.com
-per-file md/**=akailash@google.com,paullawrence@google.com
-per-file net/**=file:/net/OWNERS
-per-file scsi/**=bvanassche@google.com,jaegeuk@google.com
-per-file {tty,usb}/**=gregkh@google.com
diff --git a/fs/OWNERS b/fs/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 7780f6be0335..000000000000
--- a/fs/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-per-file {crypto,verity}/**=ebiggers@google.com
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/OWNERS b/fs/f2fs/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a5c01163993..000000000000
--- a/fs/f2fs/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-jaegeuk@google.com
diff --git a/fs/fuse/OWNERS b/fs/fuse/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ee6098fadeb..000000000000
--- a/fs/fuse/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-balsini@google.com
diff --git a/fs/incfs/OWNERS b/fs/incfs/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b97669c9b15..000000000000
--- a/fs/incfs/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-akailash@google.com
-paullawrence@google.com
diff --git a/include/OWNERS b/include/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b815c212f9d..000000000000
--- a/include/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-per-file net/**=file:/net/OWNERS
diff --git a/include/linux/OWNERS b/include/linux/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 68b6dedea64f..000000000000
--- a/include/linux/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-per-file bio.h=file:/block/OWNERS
-per-file blk*.h=file:/block/OWNERS
-per-file f2fs**=file:/fs/f2fs/OWNERS
-per-file net**=file:/net/OWNERS
diff --git a/include/trace/events/OWNERS b/include/trace/events/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index a63dbf4659f2..000000000000
--- a/include/trace/events/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-per-file f2fs**=file:/fs/f2fs/OWNERS
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/OWNERS b/include/uapi/linux/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 8aed640a4679..000000000000
--- a/include/uapi/linux/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-per-file f2fs**=file:/fs/f2fs/OWNERS
-per-file fuse**=file:/fs/fuse/OWNERS
-per-file net**=file:/net/OWNERS
diff --git a/kernel/sched/OWNERS b/kernel/sched/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 09a9f8e85576..000000000000
--- a/kernel/sched/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-connoro@google.com
-elavila@google.com
-qperret@google.com
-tkjos@google.com
diff --git a/mm/OWNERS b/mm/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f97cfd4bee5..000000000000
--- a/mm/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-kaleshsingh@google.com
-surenb@google.com
-minchan@google.com
diff --git a/net/OWNERS b/net/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index cbbfa70f7d89..000000000000
--- a/net/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-lorenzo@google.com
-maze@google.com
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/fuse/OWNERS b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/fuse/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 5eb371e1a5a3..000000000000
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/fuse/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# include OWNERS from the authoritative android-mainline branch
-include kernel/common:android-mainline:/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/incfs/OWNERS
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/incfs/OWNERS b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/incfs/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index f26e11cd5740..000000000000
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/incfs/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-file:/fs/incfs/OWNERS