diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index e1a7626f6d..07dd2e6be8 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ Two manifest variants exist:
 - `/go.mod` - Dependencies (use `make tidy`, avoid Go version bumps without discussion)
 - `/PROJECT` - Kubebuilder project config
 - `/OWNERS` & `/OWNERS_ALIASES` - Maintainer lists
-- `/CODEOWNERS` - Code ownership
 - `/mkdocs.yml` - Documentation site config
 - `/.bingo/*.mod` - Tool dependencies (managed by bingo)
 - `/.golangci.yaml` - Linter configuration
diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 1578d1c0f0..0000000000
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-* @operator-framework/operator-controller-maintainers
diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
index 065665c2b9..c2c73d7e8f 100644
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -28,14 +28,10 @@ aliases:
 
    api-approvers:
    - grokspawn
-   - thetechnick
 
    catalogd-approvers:
    - grokspawn
 
-   operator-controller-approvers:
-   - thetechnick
-
    cmd-approvers:
    - grokspawn
 
@@ -51,4 +47,3 @@ aliases:
    docs-draft-approvers:
    - camilamacedo86
    - grokspawn
-   - thetechnick
diff --git a/internal/operator-controller/OWNERS b/internal/operator-controller/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 3174715ba6..0000000000
--- a/internal/operator-controller/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-approvers:
-  - operator-controller-approvers