diff --git a/WATCHLISTS b/WATCHLISTS
index 0316d2568a9..1e08225aee9 100644
--- a/WATCHLISTS
+++ b/WATCHLISTS
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@
     'dart2js': [ 'johnniwinther@google.com', 'sigmund@google.com',
                  'sra@google.com', 'fishythefish@google.com' ],
     'front_end': [ 'dart-fe-team+reviews@google.com' ],
-    'kernel': [ 'karlklose@google.com', 'jensj@google.com',
-                'alexmarkov@google.com' ],
+    'kernel': [ 'jensj@google.com', 'alexmarkov@google.com' ],
     'messages_review': [ 'dart-uxr+reviews@google.com' ],
     'observatory': [ 'bkonyi@google.com' ],
     'package_vm': [ 'alexmarkov@google.com' ],