diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 82d0d29d56f..f3f3ac5f830 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-**/gtk @sravanlakkimsetti @akurtakov
+**/gtk @sravanlakkimsetti
 **/win32  @niraj-modi @iloveeclipse
 **/cocoa @lshanmug