diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 3d72b7418e..e7a976a7be 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -16,4 +16,3 @@
 # Ignore the synapse plugin as this is updated by GHA for docker image updating
 /playwright/plugins/homeserver/synapse/index.ts
 
-# meaningless change to prod CI