diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 11812e3b91ef..e83a0391fb8d 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ processor/resourceprocessor/                             @open-telemetry/collect
 processor/routingprocessor/                              @open-telemetry/collector-contrib-approvers @jpkrohling
 processor/schemaprocessor/                               @open-telemetry/collector-contrib-approvers @MovieStoreGuy
 processor/servicegraphprocessor/                         @open-telemetry/collector-contrib-approvers @jpkrohling @mapno
-processor/spanmetricsprocessor/                          @open-telemetry/collector-contrib-approvers @albertteoh
+processor/spanmetricsprocessor/                          @open-telemetry/collector-contrib-approvers
 processor/spanprocessor/                                 @open-telemetry/collector-contrib-approvers @boostchicken
 processor/sumologicprocessor/                            @open-telemetry/collector-contrib-approvers @aboguszewski-sumo @astencel-sumo @sumo-drosiek
 processor/tailsamplingprocessor/                         @open-telemetry/collector-contrib-approvers @jpkrohling
diff --git a/connector/spanmetricsconnector/README.md b/connector/spanmetricsconnector/README.md
index 260119153676..ac8d1c559300 100644
--- a/connector/spanmetricsconnector/README.md
+++ b/connector/spanmetricsconnector/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 | Distributions | [contrib], [grafana], [liatrio], [splunk], [sumo] |
 | Issues        | [![Open issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-search/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib?query=is%3Aissue%20is%3Aopen%20label%3Aconnector%2Fspanmetrics%20&label=open&color=orange&logo=opentelemetry)](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Aconnector%2Fspanmetrics) [![Closed issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-search/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib?query=is%3Aissue%20is%3Aclosed%20label%3Aconnector%2Fspanmetrics%20&label=closed&color=blue&logo=opentelemetry)](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+label%3Aconnector%2Fspanmetrics) |
 | [Code Owners](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#becoming-a-code-owner)    | [@portertech](https://www.github.com/portertech) |
+| Emeritus      | [@albertteoh](https://www.github.com/albertteoh) |
 
 [alpha]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector#alpha
 [contrib]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/tree/main/distributions/otelcol-contrib
diff --git a/connector/spanmetricsconnector/metadata.yaml b/connector/spanmetricsconnector/metadata.yaml
index 23b7fa558b66..57b71a0501ba 100644
--- a/connector/spanmetricsconnector/metadata.yaml
+++ b/connector/spanmetricsconnector/metadata.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ status:
   distributions: [contrib, sumo, grafana, splunk, liatrio]
   codeowners:
     active: [portertech]
+    emeritus: [albertteoh]
 
 tests:
   config:
diff --git a/processor/spanmetricsprocessor/README.md b/processor/spanmetricsprocessor/README.md
index cc18d289cad6..4c23555cf909 100644
--- a/processor/spanmetricsprocessor/README.md
+++ b/processor/spanmetricsprocessor/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 | Stability     | [deprecated]: traces   |
 | Distributions | [contrib], [observiq], [splunk], [sumo] |
 | Issues        | [![Open issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-search/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib?query=is%3Aissue%20is%3Aopen%20label%3Aprocessor%2Fspanmetrics%20&label=open&color=orange&logo=opentelemetry)](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Aprocessor%2Fspanmetrics) [![Closed issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-search/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib?query=is%3Aissue%20is%3Aclosed%20label%3Aprocessor%2Fspanmetrics%20&label=closed&color=blue&logo=opentelemetry)](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+label%3Aprocessor%2Fspanmetrics) |
-| [Code Owners](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#becoming-a-code-owner)    | [@albertteoh](https://www.github.com/albertteoh) |
+| [Code Owners](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#becoming-a-code-owner)    |  |
+| Emeritus      | [@albertteoh](https://www.github.com/albertteoh) |
 
 [deprecated]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector#deprecated
 [contrib]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/tree/main/distributions/otelcol-contrib
diff --git a/processor/spanmetricsprocessor/metadata.yaml b/processor/spanmetricsprocessor/metadata.yaml
index eb040cf6e593..e2d862faf9b7 100644
--- a/processor/spanmetricsprocessor/metadata.yaml
+++ b/processor/spanmetricsprocessor/metadata.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ status:
     deprecated: [traces]
   distributions: [contrib, observiq, splunk, sumo]
   codeowners:
-    active: [albertteoh]
+    active: []
+    emeritus: [albertteoh]
 
 tests:
   config: