diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/OWNERS b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/OWNERS
index 951ab1b6383..72b536f87c7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/OWNERS
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ approvers:
 - derekwaynecarr
 - vishh
 - ConnorDoyle
-- balajismaniam
 reviewers:
 - klueska
+
+emeritus_approvers:
+- balajismaniam
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/perf/workloads/OWNERS b/test/e2e_node/perf/workloads/OWNERS
index 9bec9f90839..42a1ace2631 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/perf/workloads/OWNERS
+++ b/test/e2e_node/perf/workloads/OWNERS
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 approvers:
 - vishh
 - derekwaynecarr
-- balajismaniam
 - ConnorDoyle
 reviewers:
 - sig-node-reviewers
+
+emeritus_approvers:
+- balajismaniam