diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 80ce07e57d7..280a3cb0689 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
 /docker @devinrsmith @jcferretti @rcaudy
 /engine/function/ @chipkent @kosak @rcaudy @cpwright
 /py @chipkent @jmao-denver @rcaudy @cpwright
-/R @chipkent @alexpeters1208 @rcaudy
+/R @chipkent @rcaudy
 *.proto @devinrsmith @nbauernfeind @niloc132 @rcaudy @cpwright
 *.gwt.xml @niloc132 @rcaudy @nbauernfeind @cpwright