diff --git a/pkg/controller/podautoscaler/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/podautoscaler/OWNERS
index fe2a7b02831..8f445c03a3a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/podautoscaler/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/controller/podautoscaler/OWNERS
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 reviewers:
-  - josephburnett
   - mwielgus
 approvers:
-  - josephburnett
   - mwielgus
 emeritus_approvers:
   - jszczepkowski
   - piosz
   - MaciekPytel
+  - josephburnett
 labels:
   - sig/autoscaling