diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 7da30f095..0b3be19c2 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 
 **/soap_bpnn            @frostedoyster
 **/alchemical_model     @abmazitov
-**/pet                  @spozdn @abmazitov
+**/pet                  @abmazitov
 **/gap                  @DavideTisi
diff --git a/src/metatrain/experimental/pet/__init__.py b/src/metatrain/experimental/pet/__init__.py
index 670b8f06c..2027de3a7 100644
--- a/src/metatrain/experimental/pet/__init__.py
+++ b/src/metatrain/experimental/pet/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,5 @@
 ]
 
 __maintainers__ = [
-    ("Sergey Pozdnyakov <sergey.pozdnyakov@epfl.ch>", "@spozdn"),
     ("Arslan Mazitov <arslan.mazitov@epfl.ch>", "@abmazitov"),
 ]