diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
index 6e4cee0ae56..b99658fd4bb 100644
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ aliases:
   sig-autoscaling-maintainers:
     - aleksandra-malinowska
     - bskiba
-    - DirectXMan12
     - MaciekPytel
     - mwielgus
   api-approvers:
@@ -309,7 +308,6 @@ aliases:
     - deads2k         # API Machinery
     - derekwaynecarr  # Node
     - dghubble        # On Premise
-    - directxman12    # Autoscaling
     - jdumars         # Architecture, Cluster Ops, Release
     - kow3ns          # Apps
     - lavalamp        # API Machinery
diff --git a/cluster/addons/cluster-monitoring/OWNERS b/cluster/addons/cluster-monitoring/OWNERS
index ab9394bdc59..e1b7775ca9d 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/cluster-monitoring/OWNERS
+++ b/cluster/addons/cluster-monitoring/OWNERS
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-- DirectXMan12
 - kawych
 - piosz
 reviewers:
-- DirectXMan12
 - kawych
 - piosz
diff --git a/cluster/addons/metrics-server/OWNERS b/cluster/addons/metrics-server/OWNERS
index ab9394bdc59..e1b7775ca9d 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/metrics-server/OWNERS
+++ b/cluster/addons/metrics-server/OWNERS
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-- DirectXMan12
 - kawych
 - piosz
 reviewers:
-- DirectXMan12
 - kawych
 - piosz
diff --git a/pkg/apis/autoscaling/OWNERS b/pkg/apis/autoscaling/OWNERS
index dbc1e02356f..3b2fc47dbac 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/autoscaling/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/apis/autoscaling/OWNERS
@@ -18,4 +18,3 @@ reviewers:
 - mbohlool
 - david-mcmahon
 - jianhuiz
-- directxman12
diff --git a/pkg/controller/podautoscaler/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/podautoscaler/OWNERS
index ad61a1564ff..4068a869f95 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/podautoscaler/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/controller/podautoscaler/OWNERS
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 reviewers:
-- DirectXMan12
 - mwielgus
 - piosz
 - jszczepkowski
 - fgrzadkowski
 - MaciekPytel
 approvers:
-- DirectXMan12
 - mwielgus
 - piosz
 - jszczepkowski
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/autoscaling/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/autoscaling/OWNERS
index dbc1e02356f..3b2fc47dbac 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/autoscaling/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/autoscaling/OWNERS
@@ -18,4 +18,3 @@ reviewers:
 - mbohlool
 - david-mcmahon
 - jianhuiz
-- directxman12
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/OWNERS
index bc445c0f98b..d5ed9c993b5 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/OWNERS
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-- DirectXMan12
 - piosz
diff --git a/test/e2e/instrumentation/OWNERS b/test/e2e/instrumentation/OWNERS
index cd8bb57c268..ee84977b20e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/instrumentation/OWNERS
+++ b/test/e2e/instrumentation/OWNERS
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-- DirectXMan12
 - fabxc
 - fgrzadkowski
 - piosz