diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 196d0cedd0..c9c5f25e04 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-# Please sort lines alphabetically, this will ensure we don't accidentally add duplicates.
+# Please sort into logical groups with comment headers. Sort groups in order of specificity.
+# For example, default owners should always be the first group.
+# Sort lines alphabetically within these groups to avoid accidentally adding duplicates.
 #
 # https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners
 
-# The following owners will be the default owners for everything in the repo
-# unless a later match takes precedence
-* @bitwarden/tech-leads
-
 # DevOps for Actions and other workflow changes
 .github/workflows @bitwarden/dept-devops
 
@@ -49,7 +47,3 @@ bitwarden_license/src/test/Scim.ScimTest @bitwarden/team-admin-console-dev
 **/*invoice* @bitwarden/team-billing-dev
 **/*OrganizationLicense* @bitwarden/team-billing-dev
 **/Billing @bitwarden/team-billing-dev
-
-# Multiple owners
-**/packages.lock.json
-Directory.Build.props