diff --git a/.github/component_owners.yml b/.github/component_owners.yml
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index 95098193e8f8..000000000000
--- a/.github/component_owners.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# this file is used by .github/workflows/assign-reviewers.yml
-components:
-  "*.md":
-    - theletterf