diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index c9db77f4c21..dfba38eb572 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -33,4 +33,3 @@ filters:
   "metrics\\.go$":
     labels:
       - sig/instrumentation
-      - triage/needs-information
diff --git a/cluster/addons/fluentd-elasticsearch/OWNERS b/cluster/addons/fluentd-elasticsearch/OWNERS
index 66d038b48f8..26ba09f7f23 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/fluentd-elasticsearch/OWNERS
+++ b/cluster/addons/fluentd-elasticsearch/OWNERS
@@ -8,4 +8,3 @@ reviewers:
 - sig-instrumentation-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
-- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/cluster/addons/fluentd-gcp/OWNERS b/cluster/addons/fluentd-gcp/OWNERS
index 8a050870ca9..624e942a22c 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/fluentd-gcp/OWNERS
+++ b/cluster/addons/fluentd-gcp/OWNERS
@@ -8,4 +8,3 @@ reviewers:
 labels:
 - area/provider/gcp
 - sig/instrumentation
-- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/cluster/addons/metadata-agent/OWNERS b/cluster/addons/metadata-agent/OWNERS
index 3e3e4a60989..bf5c9f39117 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/metadata-agent/OWNERS
+++ b/cluster/addons/metadata-agent/OWNERS
@@ -8,4 +8,3 @@ reviewers:
 - sig-instrumentation-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
-- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/cluster/addons/metrics-server/OWNERS b/cluster/addons/metrics-server/OWNERS
index 1147f7e40bc..d0d2c1033ce 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/metrics-server/OWNERS
+++ b/cluster/addons/metrics-server/OWNERS
@@ -8,4 +8,3 @@ reviewers:
 - sig-instrumentation-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
-- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/OWNERS
index e0871d3bcdc..58b1a4d7b4d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/OWNERS
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ reviewers:
 - sig-instrumentation-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
-- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/OWNERS
index bd4f2c7cbcb..a9c3172f398 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/OWNERS
@@ -8,4 +8,3 @@ reviewers:
 - sig-instrumentation-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
-- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/OWNERS
index 0cc1d312d8e..8e6745c1df8 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/OWNERS
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ approvers:
 - sig-instrumentation-approvers
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
-- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/test/e2e/instrumentation/OWNERS b/test/e2e/instrumentation/OWNERS
index 27fcbba27c6..58bbcca63f8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/instrumentation/OWNERS
+++ b/test/e2e/instrumentation/OWNERS
@@ -12,4 +12,3 @@ reviewers:
 - sig-instrumentation-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
-- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/test/e2e/instrumentation/logging/OWNERS b/test/e2e/instrumentation/logging/OWNERS
index 66d038b48f8..26ba09f7f23 100644
--- a/test/e2e/instrumentation/logging/OWNERS
+++ b/test/e2e/instrumentation/logging/OWNERS
@@ -8,4 +8,3 @@ reviewers:
 - sig-instrumentation-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
-- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/OWNERS b/test/instrumentation/OWNERS
index a9ea0e515d2..4123240f7bd 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/OWNERS
+++ b/test/instrumentation/OWNERS
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ emeritus_approvers:
 - piosz
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
-- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/testdata/OWNERS b/test/instrumentation/testdata/OWNERS
index e0871d3bcdc..58b1a4d7b4d 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/testdata/OWNERS
+++ b/test/instrumentation/testdata/OWNERS
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ reviewers:
 - sig-instrumentation-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
-- triage/needs-information