diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 522b35d2..135d7804 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
 *   @open-telemetry/spec-sponsors
 
 # Profiles owners (global + profiles)
-opentelemetry/proto/profiles  @open-telemetry/spec-sponsors @open-telemetry/profiling-maintainers @open-telemetry/profiling-approvers
-opentelemetry/proto/collector/profiles  @open-telemetry/spec-sponsors @open-telemetry/profiling-maintainers @open-telemetry/profiling-approvers
+opentelemetry/proto/profiles  @open-telemetry/spec-sponsors @open-telemetry/profiling-approvers
+opentelemetry/proto/collector/profiles  @open-telemetry/spec-sponsors @open-telemetry/profiling-approvers