diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 3942a70431..d0ca00eb85 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -32,6 +32,3 @@
 builtin/provisioners/file               @hashicorp/terraform-core
 builtin/provisioners/local-exec         @hashicorp/terraform-core
 builtin/provisioners/remote-exec        @hashicorp/terraform-core
-
-# temporary go.mod protection during freeze
-/go.mod      @tommyokeefe
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