diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index f417ba84f..412588542 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ reviewers:
   - caesarxuchao
   - liggitt
   - sttts
-  - ncdc
   - enj
   - hzxuzhonghu
   - apelisse
   - jpbetz
   - tkashem
+  # - emeritus
+  # - ncdc
 labels:
   - sig/api-machinery
   - area/apiserver
diff --git a/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS b/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS
index c0e4923f6..cd4ada8a5 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ reviewers:
   - saad-ali
   - janetkuo
   - pwittrock
-  - ncdc
   - dims
   - enj
+# - emeritus
+# - ncdc
diff --git a/pkg/registry/rest/OWNERS b/pkg/registry/rest/OWNERS
index 4dd70bd88..29df08164 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/rest/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/registry/rest/OWNERS
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ reviewers:
   - mikedanese
   - liggitt
   - justinsb
-  - ncdc
   - dims
   - ingvagabund
   - enj
+# - emeritus
+# - ncdc
diff --git a/pkg/storage/OWNERS b/pkg/storage/OWNERS
index 044ecb9f6..0147c44b3 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/storage/OWNERS
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ reviewers:
   - caesarxuchao
   - mikedanese
   - liggitt
-  - ncdc
   - ingvagabund
   - enj
   - stevekuznetsov
   - MadhavJivrajani
+  # - emeritus
+  # - ncdc
 emeritus_approvers:
   - xiang90
   - timothysc