diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 367273f..7ab9367 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This should match the team set up in https://github.com/orgs/opensearch-project/teams and include any additional contributors
-*   @samuel-oci @saratvemulapalli @VachaShah @kotwanikunal @anasalkouz
+*   @samuel-oci @saratvemulapalli @VachaShah @anasalkouz
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.md b/MAINTAINERS.md
index b1305f9..ca92894 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS.md
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.md
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ This document contains a list of maintainers in this repo. See [opensearch-proje
 | Samuel            | [samuel-oci](https://github.com/samuel-oci)             | Oracle      |
 | Sarat Vemulapalli | [saratvemulapalli](https://github.com/saratvemulapalli) | Amazon      |
 | Vacha Shah        | [VachaShah](https://github.com/VachaShah)               | Amazon      |
-| Kunal Kotwani     | [kotwanikunal](https://github.com/kotwanikunal)         | Amazon      |
 | Anas Alkouz       | [anasalkouz](https://github.com/anasalkouz)             | Amazon      |
 
 ## Emeritus
@@ -17,3 +16,4 @@ This document contains a list of maintainers in this repo. See [opensearch-proje
 | Maintainer        | GitHub ID                                               | Affiliation |
 |-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------| ----------- |
 | Andrew Ross       | [andrross](https://github.com/andrross)                 | Amazon      |
+| Kunal Kotwani     | [kotwanikunal](https://github.com/kotwanikunal)         | Amazon      |