diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index 4ffc116cac8e..c496bc36046e 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -3,6 +3,4 @@
 approvers:
 - evankanderson
 - mattmoor
-- mdemirhan
-- vaikas-google
 - vaikas
diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
index cd0f54336327..90d74c9550a3 100644
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -27,20 +27,16 @@ aliases:
 
   autoscaling-approvers:
   - markusthoemmes
-  - mdemirhan
   - vagababov
   autoscaling-reviewers:
   - markusthoemmes
-  - mdemirhan
   - taragu
   - vagababov
   - yanweiguo
 
   monitoring-approvers:
-  - mdemirhan
   - yanweiguo
   monitoring-reviewers:
-  - mdemirhan
   - yanweiguo
 
   productivity-approvers: