diff --git a/contributing/OWNERS b/contributing/OWNERS
index 0d96815d2e9b1..82ba3f327aa1d 100644
--- a/contributing/OWNERS
+++ b/contributing/OWNERS
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   rules: [
     {
       owners: [
-        {name: 'cathyxz', requestReviews: false},
         {name: 'mrjoro'},
         {name: 'ampproject/wg-infra', requestReviews: false},
         {name: 'ampproject/wg-outreach', requestReviews: false},