diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 1f999f8..2b5b8eb 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@
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 M:  William Kennington <wak@google.com> <wak-work!>
-M:  Patrick Venture <venture@google.com> <venture!>
 M:  Brandon Kim <brandonkim@google.com> <brandonk!>
+R:  Patrick Venture <venture@google.com> <venture!>
 R:  Adriana Kobylak <anoo@us.ibm.com> <anoo!>