diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index 451d56ae..bb91dcbd 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-- alvaroaleman
 - krzyzacy
 - stevekuznetsov
 - test-infra-oncall
diff --git a/SECURITY_CONTACTS b/SECURITY_CONTACTS
index 1179436e..6acff1d9 100644
--- a/SECURITY_CONTACTS
+++ b/SECURITY_CONTACTS
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@
 # INSTRUCTIONS AT https://kubernetes.io/security/
 
 ixdy
-alvaroaleman
 stevekuznetsov