diff --git a/.github/workflows/automatic-merges.yml b/.github/workflows/automatic-merges.yml
index c863c9ceb0..2bf752577e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automatic-merges.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automatic-merges.yml
@@ -34,11 +34,9 @@ jobs:
             dependabot
             opensearch-trigger-bot
             peterzhuamazon
-            bbarani
             gaiksaya
             rishabh6788
             zelinh
-            jordarlu
             prudhvigodithi
             Divyaasm
             dblock
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.md b/MAINTAINERS.md
index f92647cd03..e9d2cbb660 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS.md
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 - [Overview](#overview)
 - [Current Maintainers](#current-maintainers)
-- [Emeritus Maintainers](#Emeritus-maintainers)
+- [Emeritus Maintainers](#emeritus-maintainers)
 - [Release Owner](#release-owner)
   - [Release Activities](#release-activities)
   - [Dealing with Ambiguity](#dealing-with-ambiguity)
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ This document contains a list of maintainers in this repo. See [opensearch-proje
 | Sayali Gaikawad  | [gaiksaya](https://github.com/gaiksaya)  | Amazon      |
 | Rishab Singh     | [rishabh6788](https://github.com/rishabh6788) | Amazon      |
 | Zelin Hao        | [zelinh](https://github.com/zelinh)      | Amazon      |
-| Jeff Lu | [jordarlu](https://github.com/jordarlu)  | Amazon      |
 | Prudhvi Godithi | [prudhvigodithi](https://github.com/prudhvigodithi) | Amazon      |
 | Divya Madala  | [Divyaasm](https://github.com/Divyaasm)  | Amazon      |
 | Daniel (dB.) Doubrovkine  | [dblock](https://github.com/dblock)      | Amazon      |
@@ -35,8 +34,8 @@ This document contains a list of maintainers in this repo. See [opensearch-proje
 | Cameron Skinner   | [camerski](https://github.com/camerski)                 | Amazon      |
 | Marc Handalian    | [mch2](https://github.com/mch2)                         | Amazon      |
 | Peter Nied        | [peternied](https://github.com/peternied)               | Amazon      |
-| Jeff Lu  | [jordarlu](https://github.com/jordarlu)  | Amazon      |
-| Barani Bikshandi | [bbarani](https://github.com/bbarani)    | Amazon      |
+| Jeff Lu           | [jordarlu](https://github.com/jordarlu)                 | Amazon      |
+| Barani Bikshandi  | [bbarani](https://github.com/bbarani)                   | Amazon      |
 
 ## Release Owner