diff --git a/DIR_METADATA b/DIR_METADATA
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bc04f159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DIR_METADATA
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+monorail {
+  component: "Internals>Images>Codecs"
+}
diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index 755c220be..a96669f9a 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -8,5 +8,3 @@ per-file .gitignore=*
 per-file AUTHORS=*
 per-file DEPS=*
 per-file PRESUBMIT.py=mbonadei@chromium.org
-
-# COMPONENT: Internals>Images>Codecs