diff --git a/spec.json b/spec.json
index 12d1d30..7a8eee8 100644
--- a/spec.json
+++ b/spec.json
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 			"type": "git",
 			"value": "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs master",
 			"emailresponsible": false
-		},
-		"maintainer":     { "type": "string", "value": "illustris" }
+		}
 	}
 }