diff --git a/charts/kube-state-metrics/Chart.yaml b/charts/kube-state-metrics/Chart.yaml
index 442aa4ec163d..e117fd1640bb 100644
--- a/charts/kube-state-metrics/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/kube-state-metrics/Chart.yaml
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ home: https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/
 sources:
 - https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/
 maintainers:
-- name: fiunchinho
-  email: jose@armesto.net
 - name: tariq1890
   email: tariq.ibrahim@mulesoft.com
 - name: mrueg
diff --git a/charts/kube-state-metrics/OWNERS b/charts/kube-state-metrics/OWNERS
index 6ffd97d743f3..206b4fee754a 100644
--- a/charts/kube-state-metrics/OWNERS
+++ b/charts/kube-state-metrics/OWNERS
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 approvers:
-- fiunchinho
 - tariq1890
 - mrueg
 reviewers:
-- fiunchinho
 - tariq1890
 - mrueg