diff --git a/groups b/groups
index 93ec071..997eb27 100644
--- a/groups
+++ b/groups
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 global:Registered-Users                 	Registered Users
 mdb:aiyprojects-gerrit-owner            	mdb/aiyprojects-gerrit-owner
 mdb:copybara-git-readers                	mdb/copybara-git-readers
-mdb:copybara-git-writers                	mdb/copybara-git-writers
 mdb:coral-eng                           	mdb/coral-eng
 mdb:kokoro                              	mdb/kokoro
 mdb:kokoro-dedicated                    	mdb/kokoro-dedicated
diff --git a/project.config b/project.config
index bd92495..30397f4 100644
--- a/project.config
+++ b/project.config
@@ -14,18 +14,13 @@
 	read = group FTE-Googlers-Read-Only
 	read = group Google-Developer
 	read = group Registered Users
-	read = group mdb/copybara-git-readers
 	label-Presubmit = -1..+1 group mdb/kokoro
 	label-Presubmit = -1..+1 group mdb/kokoro-dedicated
-	forgeAuthor = group mdb/copybara-git-writers
-	forgeCommitter = group mdb/copybara-git-writers
-	push = +force group mdb/copybara-git-writers
 [access "refs/for/refs/*"]
+	push = deny group Anonymous Users
+	push = deny group Registered Users
 	push = group Allowed-Developers
 	push = group Google-Developer
-	push = group mdb/copybara-git-writers
-	push = block group Anonymous Users
-	push = block group Registered Users
 	pushMerge = group Allowed-Developers
 	pushMerge = group Google-Developer
 	pushMerge = block group Anonymous Users
@@ -34,17 +29,14 @@
 	create = group Coral-Admins
 	create = group Google-Developer
 	forgeAuthor = deny group Allowed-Developers
+	forgeAuthor = deny group Anonymous Users
+	forgeAuthor = deny group Registered Users
 	forgeAuthor = group Coral-Admins
 	forgeAuthor = group Google-Developer
-	forgeAuthor = group mdb/copybara-git-writers
-	forgeAuthor = block group Anonymous Users
-	forgeAuthor = block group Registered Users
 	forgeCommitter = deny group Google-Developer
 	forgeCommitter = group Coral-Admins
-	forgeCommitter = group mdb/copybara-git-writers
 	push = deny group Google-Developer
 	push = group Coral-Admins
-	push = group mdb/copybara-git-writers
 	label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group Google-Developer
 	label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group Project Owners
 	label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group mdb/coral-eng