diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 868eb2405..b9ee11a30 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 #  https://help.github.com/en/articles/about-code-owners
 #
 
-* @jmacd @paivagustavo @lizthegrey @MrAlias @Aneurysm9 @evantorrie
+* @jmacd @lizthegrey @MrAlias @Aneurysm9 @evantorrie
 
 CODEOWNERS @MrAlias @jmacd
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 210f93315..4547040e9 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/issues/165
 Approvers:
 
 - [Liz Fong-Jones](https://github.com/lizthegrey), Honeycomb
-- [Gustavo Silva Paiva](https://github.com/paivagustavo), Stilingue
 - [Anthony Mirabella](https://github.com/Aneurysm9), Centene
 - [Evan Torrie](https://github.com/evantorrie), Verizon Media