diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 3fec96d9b52..6c43b3f31a5 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # https://github.com/10gen/mongo/blob/master/docs/owners/owners_format.md
 
 # The following patterns are parsed from ./OWNERS.yml
-OWNERS.yml @IamXander @anna-wawrzyniak @dhly-etc @dstorch @kaloianm @markbenvenuto @mbroadst @visemet
+OWNERS.yml @IamXander @anna-wawrzyniak @dhly-etc @dstorch @kaloianm @markbenvenuto @mbroadst
 .bazelignore @10gen/devprod-build
 .bazelrc @10gen/devprod-build
 .bazelversion @10gen/devprod-build
diff --git a/OWNERS.yml b/OWNERS.yml
index 7c385e15d1e..ee4e7b3a1c9 100644
--- a/OWNERS.yml
+++ b/OWNERS.yml
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ filters:
       - IamXander
       - dhly-etc
       - kaloianm
-      - visemet
       - anna-wawrzyniak
       - mbroadst
       - markbenvenuto
       - dstorch
+    emeritus_approvers:
+      - visemet # TODO: add back to approvers once project work is finished
   - ".bazelignore":
     approvers:
       - 10gen/devprod-build