diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
index 8441526d1a334..0ab03a6249ebc 100644
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ aliases:
     - enj
     - liggitt
     - mikedanese
-    - ncdc
     - smarterclayton
     - sttts
     - thockin
     - wojtek-t
+  # - emeritus
+  # - ncdc
   sig-auth-certificates-approvers:
     - liggitt
     - mikedanese
@@ -404,13 +405,14 @@ aliases:
     - janetkuo
     - justinsb
     - pwittrock
-    - ncdc
     - tallclair
     - mwielgus
     - soltysh
     - jsafrane
     - dims
     - cici37
+  # - emeritus
+  # - ncdc
   # api-reviewers targeted by sig area
   # see https://git.k8s.io/community/sig-architecture/api-review-process.md#training-reviews
   sig-api-machinery-api-reviewers:
diff --git a/cmd/kube-apiserver/OWNERS b/cmd/kube-apiserver/OWNERS
index 01115ef08abde..2129c7c8fee26 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-apiserver/OWNERS
+++ b/cmd/kube-apiserver/OWNERS
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ reviewers:
   - caesarxuchao
   - mikedanese
   - liggitt
-  - ncdc
   - sttts
   - hzxuzhonghu
   - logicalhan
   - yue9944882
   - jpbetz
+  # - emeritus
+  # - ncdc
 labels:
   - sig/api-machinery
   - area/apiserver
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/OWNERS b/pkg/api/v1/OWNERS
index a47166dcef207..8ea88cf7c543f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/OWNERS
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ reviewers:
   - luxas
   - janetkuo
   - justinsb
-  - ncdc
   - tallclair
   - jsafrane
   - dims
   - jayunit100
+# - emeritus
+# - ncdc
diff --git a/pkg/apis/autoscaling/OWNERS b/pkg/apis/autoscaling/OWNERS
index ab572136eace2..fb4c18c443abd 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/autoscaling/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/apis/autoscaling/OWNERS
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ reviewers:
   - deads2k
   - caesarxuchao
   - sttts
-  - ncdc
   - dims
+# - emeritus
+# - ncdc
diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/v1/OWNERS b/pkg/apis/core/v1/OWNERS
index a47166dcef207..8ea88cf7c543f 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/v1/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/v1/OWNERS
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ reviewers:
   - luxas
   - janetkuo
   - justinsb
-  - ncdc
   - tallclair
   - jsafrane
   - dims
   - jayunit100
+# - emeritus
+# - ncdc
diff --git a/pkg/apis/extensions/OWNERS b/pkg/apis/extensions/OWNERS
index 7911d9af4a1ff..47b8ffed1b501 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/extensions/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/apis/extensions/OWNERS
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ reviewers:
   - saad-ali
   - janetkuo
   - justinsb
-  - ncdc
   - tallclair
   - mwielgus
   - soltysh
   - dims
   - jpbetz
+  # - emeritus
+  # - ncdc
 labels:
   - sig/apps
diff --git a/pkg/client/OWNERS b/pkg/client/OWNERS
index dcb6609b2286d..03ca268332000 100644
--- a/pkg/client/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/client/OWNERS
@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ reviewers:
   - luxas
   - janetkuo
   - justinsb
-  - ncdc
   - mwielgus
   - feiskyer
   - soltysh
   - jsafrane
   - jpbetz
+  # - emeritus
+  # - ncdc
 emeritus_approvers:
   - krousey
   - lavalamp
diff --git a/pkg/controlplane/OWNERS b/pkg/controlplane/OWNERS
index 6c12b008fdc8a..790fd2bba263a 100644
--- a/pkg/controlplane/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/controlplane/OWNERS
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ reviewers:
   - luxas
   - janetkuo
   - justinsb
-  - ncdc
   - mwielgus
   - soltysh
   - enj
   - jpbetz
+  # - emeritus
+  # - ncdc
 labels:
   - sig/api-machinery
 emeritus_approvers:
diff --git a/pkg/registry/OWNERS b/pkg/registry/OWNERS
index b01570d4be374..c963d0378254a 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/registry/OWNERS
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ reviewers:
   - janetkuo
   - justinsb
   - pwittrock
-  - ncdc
   - mwielgus
   - soltysh
   - dims
   - enj
   - jpbetz
+  # - emeritus
+  # - ncdc
 emeritus_approvers:
   - lavalamp
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/autoscaling/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/autoscaling/OWNERS
index ab572136eace2..fb4c18c443abd 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/autoscaling/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/autoscaling/OWNERS
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ reviewers:
   - deads2k
   - caesarxuchao
   - sttts
-  - ncdc
   - dims
+# - emeritus
+# - ncdc
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/extensions/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/extensions/OWNERS
index 8ddb7f33d5d6b..abebbfce2c048 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/extensions/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/extensions/OWNERS
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ reviewers:
   - saad-ali
   - janetkuo
   - justinsb
-  - ncdc
   - tallclair
   - mwielgus
   - soltysh
   - dims
+# - emeritus
+# - ncdc
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/OWNERS
index 276cac3b6c925..7486a0356edf0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/OWNERS
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ reviewers:
   - mikedanese
   - liggitt
   - sttts
-  - ncdc
   - logicalhan
   - jpbetz
+  # - emeritus
+  # - ncdc
 labels:
   - sig/api-machinery
 emeritus_approvers:
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/OWNERS
index 1e1330fff2791..01ece747cc635 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/OWNERS
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ reviewers:
   - mikedanese
   - liggitt
   - janetkuo
-  - ncdc
   - dims
+# - emeritus
+# - ncdc
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/OWNERS
index e7e5c152d0b7c..4d53b744427b8 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/OWNERS
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ reviewers:
   - luxas
   - janetkuo
   - justinsb
-  - ncdc
   - soltysh
   - dims
+# - emeritus
+# - ncdc
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/OWNERS
index f417ba84f1226..412588542f129 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/OWNERS
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ reviewers:
   - caesarxuchao
   - liggitt
   - sttts
-  - ncdc
   - enj
   - hzxuzhonghu
   - apelisse
   - jpbetz
   - tkashem
+  # - emeritus
+  # - ncdc
 labels:
   - sig/api-machinery
   - area/apiserver
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS
index c0e4923f6ac7e..cd4ada8a562a3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/OWNERS
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ reviewers:
   - saad-ali
   - janetkuo
   - pwittrock
-  - ncdc
   - dims
   - enj
+# - emeritus
+# - ncdc
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/OWNERS
index 4dd70bd888250..29df081640de7 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/OWNERS
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ reviewers:
   - mikedanese
   - liggitt
   - justinsb
-  - ncdc
   - dims
   - ingvagabund
   - enj
+# - emeritus
+# - ncdc
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/OWNERS
index 044ecb9f61f89..0147c44b3edf7 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/OWNERS
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ reviewers:
   - caesarxuchao
   - mikedanese
   - liggitt
-  - ncdc
   - ingvagabund
   - enj
   - stevekuznetsov
   - MadhavJivrajani
+  # - emeritus
+  # - ncdc
 emeritus_approvers:
   - xiang90
   - timothysc
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/OWNERS
index 921ac2fa02b34..fc441e0efa8fd 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/OWNERS
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ approvers:
   - deads2k
   - caesarxuchao
   - liggitt
-  - ncdc
 reviewers:
   - thockin
   - smarterclayton
@@ -23,6 +22,6 @@ reviewers:
   - jsafrane
   - dims
   - ingvagabund
-  - ncdc
 emeritus_approvers:
   - lavalamp
+  - ncdc
diff --git a/test/e2e/apimachinery/OWNERS b/test/e2e/apimachinery/OWNERS
index ae1b8d645a9fa..f4e321b0f8e57 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apimachinery/OWNERS
+++ b/test/e2e/apimachinery/OWNERS
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ reviewers:
   - mikedanese
   - liggitt
   - sttts
-  - ncdc
   - logicalhan
   - jpbetz
+  # - emeritus
+  # - ncdc
 labels:
   - sig/api-machinery
 emeritus_approvers: