diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 47d804b..0000000
--- a/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-brucedawson@chromium.org
-jam@chromium.org
-thestig@chromium.org
-tsepez@chromium.org
-# For V8 related changes
-jochen@chromium.org
diff --git a/docs/OWNERS b/docs/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 72e8ffc..0000000
--- a/docs/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-*
diff --git a/third_party/base/numerics/OWNERS b/third_party/base/numerics/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index f7816af..0000000
--- a/third_party/base/numerics/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-jschuh@chromium.org
-tsepez@chromium.org
-palmer@chromium.org
diff --git a/update_pdfium.py b/update_pdfium.py
index 2a1d4cb..e946574 100755
--- a/update_pdfium.py
+++ b/update_pdfium.py
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@
               "fpdfsdk/pdfium.mk",
               "fpdfsdk/Android.mk"]
 
+OWNERS_FILES = ["OWNERS", "docs/OWNERS", "third_party/base/numerics/OWNERS"]
+
 COPY_FILES = [os.path.basename(__file__), ".git", "MODULE_LICENSE_BSD", "NOTICE"] + MAKE_FILES
-REMOVE_FILES = [os.path.basename(__file__), ".git", ".gitignore"]
+REMOVE_FILES = [os.path.basename(__file__), ".git", ".gitignore"] + OWNERS_FILES
 
 def getStableChromiumVersion():
    """ :return the latest chromium version """