diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 13d1e3e901cdd1..2827a9942096a8 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Lib/ast.py                    @isidentical
 **/*multiprocessing*          @gpshead
 
 # SQLite 3
-**/*sqlite*                   @berkerpeksag @erlend-aasland
+**/*sqlite*                   @erlend-aasland
 
 # subprocess
 /Lib/subprocess.py            @gpshead