diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 58527c5a..d452d7d8 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -10,5 +10,4 @@ Makefile                                  @pcrespov @sanderegg
 
 # NOTE: '/' denotes the root of the repository
 /.github/                                 @sanderegg @pcrespov
-/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}            @sanderegg @pcrespov
 /ci/                                      @sanderegg