diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
index 36f8a25c69a..c44b2c18545 100644
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -207,13 +207,11 @@ aliases:
   sig-testing-reviewers:
     - bentheelder
     - cblecker
-    - fejta
     - spiffxp
     - dims
   sig-testing-approvers:
     - bentheelder
     - cblecker
-    - fejta
     - spiffxp
     # emeritus
     # - ixdy
diff --git a/build/OWNERS b/build/OWNERS
index a54b9514d01..6e6e5c07d6a 100644
--- a/build/OWNERS
+++ b/build/OWNERS
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ reviewers:
   - cblecker
   - cpanato # SIG Technical Lead / RelEng subproject owner / Release Manager
   - dims
-  - fejta
   - jeremyrickard # SIG Technical Lead / RelEng subproject owner
   #- justaugustus # SIG Chair / RelEng subproject owner / Release Manager - approvals only
   - lavalamp
@@ -19,11 +18,11 @@ approvers:
   - bentheelder
   - cblecker
   - dims
-  - fejta
   - justaugustus
   - lavalamp
   - mikedanese
   - spiffxp
 emeritus_approvers:
+  - fejta
   - jbeda
   - zmerlynn
diff --git a/hack/OWNERS b/hack/OWNERS
index cd4b4ca6698..ee49bad6b9a 100644
--- a/hack/OWNERS
+++ b/hack/OWNERS
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 reviewers:
   - bentheelder
   - cblecker
-  - fejta
   - hwdef
   - justaugustus
   - lavalamp
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ approvers:
   - deads2k
   - dims # for local-up-cluster related files
   - enj # for sig-auth related stuff like cert testdata
-  - fejta
   - lavalamp
   - liggitt
   - pwittrock
@@ -28,6 +26,7 @@ approvers:
   - mikedanese
 emeritus_approvers:
   - eparis
+  - fejta
   - ixdy
   - jbeda
   - zmerlynn
diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/validation/OWNERS b/pkg/apis/core/validation/OWNERS
index b8cc1cafa29..054fa14fa74 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/validation/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/validation/OWNERS
@@ -20,4 +20,3 @@ reviewers:
   - soltysh
   - jsafrane
   - dims
-  - fejta