diff --git a/hack/OWNERS b/hack/OWNERS
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--- a/hack/OWNERS
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-# The OWNERS file is used by prow to automatically merge approved PRs.
-
-approvers:
-- productivity-writers
-
-reviewers:
-- productivity-reviewers
-
-labels:
-- area/test-and-release
diff --git a/test/OWNERS b/test/OWNERS
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index 65aa9e7b1..000000000
--- a/test/OWNERS
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@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# The OWNERS file is used by prow to automatically merge approved PRs.
-
-approvers:
-- productivity-writers
-
-reviewers:
-- productivity-reviewers
-
-labels:
-- area/test-and-release